Houghton: St John the Evangelist

Name:
Houghton: St John the Evangelist
Record Type:
Church
Church code:
607103
Diocese:
Carlisle
Archdeaconry:
Carlisle
Parish:
St. John, Houghton

Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?
This is a Grade II Listed Building
View more information about this Listed Building on the National Heritage List for England web site
Scheduled Monument?
There is no Scheduled Monument within the curtilage or precinct

National Park

The church is not in a National Park

Conservation Area

The church is not in a Conservation Area

Heritage At Risk Status

On Heritage At Risk Register?
This church is not on the Heritage at Risk Register
 

Approximate Date

Approximate Date:
Victorian/Pre-WWI

Exterior Image

Exterior image of 607103 Houghton St John the Evangelist
Caption:
Exterior image of 607103 Houghton St John the Evangelist
Description:
Photograph of the exterior of St John the Evangelist church Houghton taken 6 February 2018
Year / Date:
2018
Copyright:
The Carlisle Kid
Originator:
The Carlisle Kid

Summary Description

St. John's is a close contemporary of St. Michael's Stanwix, and it has been assumed that it was a copy of St. Michael's. Both churches have some characteristics in common, notably the pinnacles to the corners of the tower which are repeated above the corner buttresses to the Nave. The interior was remodelled in 1901 by C.J. Ferguson and it is likely that the carved oak pulpit, lectern and sanctuary rail date from this period. The roof trusses span a very wide nave without aisles. The trusses are exposed and with a varnished pitch pine ceiling. Unusually for the Carlisle area the stonework is of a light buff sandstone reputedly from the Shalk Quarry (presumably the lower beds). Windows are by Cleator & Sons, London, 1897.

Visiting and Facilities

The church is open for worship.
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Church Website

Church Website:
http://www.hkchurch.org.uk

Sources and Further Information

The Carlisle Kid (2018) Exterior image of 607103 Houghton St John the Evangelist [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Exterior image of 607103 Houghton St John the Evangelist
CWGC (2016) Commonwealth War Graves Commission CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 3421 [Bibliography/Data]
Number of War Graves: 4
Church of England (2021) A Church Near You https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/12287/ [Digital Archive/Index]
View information on worship and access at this church
Church Buildings Council (2019) Church Bells 1 Bell [Archive/Index]
1 Bell