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St John the Evangelist's Church, Osmotherley

Coordinates: 54°13′48″N 3°06′28″W / 54.2300°N 3.1077°W / 54.2300; -3.1077
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St John the Evangelist's Church
West end of St John the Evangelist's Church, Osmotherley
St John the Evangelist's Church is located in the former South Lakeland district
St John the Evangelist's Church
St John the Evangelist's Church
Location in South Lakeland
St John the Evangelist's Church is located in Cumbria
St John the Evangelist's Church
St John the Evangelist's Church
Location in Cumbria
54°13′48″N 3°06′28″W / 54.2300°N 3.1077°W / 54.2300; -3.1077
OS grid referenceSD 279 821
LocationOsmotherley, Cumbria
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt John the Evangelist, Osmotherley
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSaint John the Evangelist
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated5 March 1990
Architect(s)Paley and Austin
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1873
Completed1874
Specifications
MaterialsSlate with sandstone dressings
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseCarlisle
ArchdeaconryWestmoreland and Furness
DeaneryFurness
ParishSt Mary with Holy Trinity, Ulverston
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Canon Alan C. Bing

St John the Evangelist's Church is in the village of Osmotherley, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with St Mary with Holy Trinity, Ulverston.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2]

History

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The church was built in 1873–74 to a design by the Lancaster partnership of Paley and Austin.[3] It provided seating for about 150 people, and cost about £1,400 (equivalent to £164,000 in 2023).[4][5]

Architecture

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St John's is constructed in coursed slate rubble with sandstone dressings. The roofs are slated, with tiles on the crest. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave and a chancel in one range, a north porch, and a south vestry. The chancel has an apsidal east end. At the west end of the church is a bellcote with a spirelet. All the windows are lancets, other than two square-headed windows in the vestry, and a rose window above two lancets at the west end. The porch consists of a wooden frame on stone bases, and it is gabled. The bellcote is wooden and hung with slates. Its spirelet is broached at the base, and contains small lucarnes.[2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ St John, Osmotherley, Church of England, retrieved 11 June 2011
  2. ^ a b Historic England, "St John the Evangelist, Osmotherley (1086796)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 June 2012
  3. ^ a b Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2010) [1967], Cumbria, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 562, ISBN 978-0-300-12663-1
  4. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)", MeasuringWorth, retrieved 7 May 2024
  5. ^ Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, p. 227, ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8