St John's Church, Warminster

St John's Church, also known as Church of St John the Evangelist, is a Church of England church located on Boreham Road, Warminster, Wiltshire, England. It was built in 1865 and is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

St John's Church, Warminster
Church of St John the Evangelist, Warminster
51°12′1.800″N 2°9′58.320″W
Location95 Boreham Road, Warminster, BA12 9JY
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipHigh church
History
StatusChurch
DedicationJohn the Evangelist
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated31 March 1978
Architect(s)George Edmund Street
StyleEarly English style with Gothic Revival elements
Completed1865
Specifications
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseSalisbury
ProvinceCanterbury

History and features
Mosaics of the four archangels on the east wall in the chancel

The church was built in 1865 due to the overcrowding of the parish church of St Denys,[2] and was completed in the same year. The site is about 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) southeast of the town centre, in a field called Picked Acre alongside Boreham Road, which was given by William Temple of Bishopstrow House in 1859. The Rev JE Phillips opened a building fund which in less than one year raised £2,700, an amount greater than the building's eventual cost of £1,935.[3]

The church was designed by London architect George Edmund Street in 1864–1865, in an Early English style.[4] Judging by the relatively ordinary-looking exterior, the interior is quite unexpected. The tiling throughout, reredos, low chancel screen wall, font, pulpit, oak choir stalls and free-standing nave benches were completed before 1868. The reredos has a gabled centre with Crucifixion. The stained glass in the chancel was made by Clayton and Bell.[1]

The mosaics and opus sectile murals of scriptural scenes on the wall were designed by Charles Ponting and painted by James Powell and Sons in 1911–1915. These striking turn-of-the-century images are matched by the mosaics of the four archangels on the east wall in the chancel, behind the reredos.[1] A baptistery was also added by Ponting in 1925–1926.[5]

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See also

References
  1. Historic England. "Church of St John the Evangelist (1193567)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. Pickering, Andrew; Dyer, Kathryn (2013). Warminster Through Time. ‘Through Time’ series. Stroud: Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445632001.
  3. "Then & Now - St John's Church, Warminster". wiltshiretimes.co.uk. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  4. "Church of St. John, Warminster". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  5. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1975). Wiltshire. ‘The Buildings of England’ series. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 555. ISBN 0-14-071026-4.
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