St John the Evangelist's Church, Cadeby

St John the Evangelist's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Cadeby, South Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] Victoria Cross recipient George Harry Wyatt is buried there.[3][4]

St John the Evangelist's Church, Cadeby
St John the Evangelist's Church, Cadeby, from the south
St John the Evangelist's Church, Cadeby
Location in South Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE 514 005
LocationCadeby, South Yorkshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteChurches Conservation Trust
History
Founder(s)Sir Joseph Copley
DedicationJohn the Evangelist
Consecrated25 September 1860
Architecture
Functional statusRedundant
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated5 June 1968
Architect(s)Sir George Gilbert Scott
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Completed1856
Construction cost£6,000
Specifications
MaterialsMagnesian Limestone, slate roof

History

The church was built in 1856 for Sir Joseph Copley and was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott.[2] The church cost £6,000 (equivalent to £565,000 in 2019),[5]and was consecrated on 25 September 1860.[1] St John's was declared redundant on 1 March 1990, and was vested in the Trust on 26 June 1991.[6]

Architecture

St John's is constructed in ashlar Magnesian Limestone, and has a graduated slate roof. Its plan consists of three-bay nave and a two-bay chancel, with north and south aisles and chapels constituting a single cell. It has a gabled south porch, and is in Gothic Revival style. On the roof between the nave and chancel is bellcote. Along the sides are lancet windows, while the west window has two lights and the east window three lights. Inside the church the arcades are carried on circular piers with capitals carved with naturalistic foliage. Most of the original fittings are still in the church, including an octagonal font and a wooden pulpit.[1] The internal carvings of the church were carried out by J. Birnie Philip.[2]

See also

References
  1. Historic England, "Church of St John, Cadeby (1151529)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 May 2011
  2. Church of St John the Evangelist, Cadeby, South Yorkshire, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 18 October 2016
  3. www.victoriacross.org.uk
  4. churches of the First World War
  5. 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 2 February 2020
  6. Diocese of Sheffield: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2010, pp. 1–2, retrieved 3 April 2011
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