St John the Evangelist's Church, Sandbach Heath

St John the Evangelist's Church is in Sandbach Heath, about 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Sandbach, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Congleton, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester. Its benefice is united with those of Christ Church, Wheelock, and St Philip, Hassall Green.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2]

St John the Evangelist's Church, Sandbach Heath
St John the Evangelist's Church, Sandbach Heath,
from the south
St John the Evangelist's Church, Sandbach Heath
Location in Cheshire
OS grid referenceSJ 775 616
LocationSandbach Heath, Sandbach, Cheshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt John the Evangelist, Sandbach Heath
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSaint John the Evangelist
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated3 June 1976
Architect(s)George Gilbert Scott
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Completed1861
Specifications
MaterialsStone, slate roofs
Administration
ParishSt John the Evangelist,
Sandbach Heath
DeaneryCongleton
ArchdeaconryMacclesfield
DioceseChester
ProvinceYork
Clergy
Vicar(s)Vacant

History

St John's was built in 1861 and designed by George Gilbert Scott following a bequest of £5,000 (equivalent to £470,000 in 2019).[3][4]

Architecture

The church is constructed in yellow stone from Mow Cop with red sandstone dressings, and has Westmorland slate roofs.[4][5] Its plan is cruciform, consisting of a nave, north and south transepts, a chancel, and a central tower with a spire. The windows contain plate tracery.[2] The interior walls are faced with ashlar, and the capitals are richly carved with foliage. The woodwork in the chancel, including the reredos, was carved by Jessie H. Kennerley. The windows at the east and west ends contain stained glass by Clayton and Bell dating from about 1863.[5] The two-manual pipe organ was built in 1864 by W. Sweetland of Bath.[6]

External features

The churchyard contains the war grave of a Cheshire Regiment soldier of World War I.[7]

See also

References
  1. St John the Evangelist, Sandbach Heath, Church of England, retrieved 23 March 2012
  2. Historic England, "Church of St John, Sandbach (1330384)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 23 March 2012
  3. 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 February 2, 2020
  4. St John the Evangelist, Sandbach Heath, United benefice of Sandbach Heath and Wheelock with Hassall Green, retrieved 23 March 2012
  5. Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp. 576–577, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
  6. "NPOR N04397", National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 29 June 2020
  7. WAKEFIELD, GEORGE, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 3 February 2013
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