Church of St John the Evangelist, Elkstone
| Church of St John the Evangelist | |
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  Church of St John the Evangelist | |
| 51°48′33″N 2°02′57″W / 51.8093°N 2.0491°W | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed building |
| Designated | 12 November 1958 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Gloucester |
| Benefice | The Churn Valley |
The Anglican Church of St John the Evangelist at Elkstone in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building.[1]
History
[edit]The church nave, chancel and central tower was built in 1160. In the 13th century the tower was removed and the roof raised adding a columbarium or dovecote.[2] A new three-stage tower was built in the 15th century.[2]
The parish is part of the Churn Valley benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester.[3]
In 2017 an "eco-loo" or composting toilet was installed and opened by the Bishop of Tewkesbury.[4]
Architecture
[edit]The limestone building has stone slate roofs. It consists of a nave, Chancel, south porch and west tower. The columbarium has pigeon holes in the north and east walls.[1]
Some of the arches and vaults provide import remnants of Romanesque architecture. The south doorway of the nave has a Norman tympanum with a carving of a seated Christ on a cushioned throne, holding the Book of Judgement in his left hand and giving a blessing with his right.[5][6] The chancel arch has a Norman chevron pattern.[7]
The tower houses six bells with the oldest dating from 1657.[2] Around the church are a collection of gargoyles and grotesques.[8]
Inside the church are box pews and a wooden Jacobean hexagonal pulpit dating from 1609.[2][9][1]
References
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- ^ a b c "Church of St. John the Evangelist". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Church of St John the Evangelist". Elkstone village. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Elkstone parish church". A Church Near You. Church of England. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Bishop of Tewkesbury to open eco-loo at Elkstone Church". Diocese of Gloucester. 22 May 2017. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "St John the Evangelist, Elkstone, Gloucestershire". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Lees, Hilary (1998). Porch and pew: Small churches of the Cotswolds. Walnut Tree. pp. 34–35. ISBN 978-0948251924.
- ^ Ross, David. "Elkstone, Gloucestershire, St John the Evangelist Church". Britain Express. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Elkstone". Great English Churches. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Church of St John the Evangelist, Elkstone, Gloucestershire". English Churches. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.