St John the Evangelist Church, Ridgeway

Church in Derbyshire, England
53°18′44.94″N 1°21′11.05″W / 53.3124833°N 1.3530694°W / 53.3124833; -1.3530694LocationRidgeway, DerbyshireCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandHistoryDedicationJohn the EvangelistArchitectureHeritage designationGrade II listedArchitect(s)Woodhead and HurstStyleGothicGroundbreaking1839Completed1840SpecificationsBells1 (1884)AdministrationProvinceProvince of CanterburyDioceseDiocese of DerbyArchdeaconryChesterfieldDeaneryBolsover and StaveleyParishEckington

St John the Evangelist Church is a grade II listed Church of England church situated at Ridgeway, within the parish of Eckington, Derbyshire, England.

The church opened in 1840, having cost £2,000 to build. The tower was added in 1884. In 1984 changes were made so that the church could be used as a community centre.

History

The Anglican church was built between 1839 and 1840[1] as a result of the growing population in the village. The dedication service was on 22 September 1840.[2] Prior to the church being built, residents of the hamlet attended the St Peter and St Paul's Church in the nearby village of Eckington.[3] The church was designed in a Gothic style by the architectural firm of Woodhead and Hurst,[4] at a cost of £2,000.[5] The tower and its bell was installed in 1884.[5]

In 1984 alterations were made to enable use as a community centre.[4] One of the stained glass windows is a memorial to Judy Farrer a long serving church warden.[6] The church was designated as a Grade II listed building in 1989.[4]

The parish is within the benefice of Eckington and Ridgeway within the Diocese of Derby.[7]

Architecture

The coal measures sandstone building has ashlar dressings and a Welsh slate roof. It consists of a six-bay nave, two-bay chancel with vestry, north and south aisles and a gabled porch with a three-stage tower to the south west, which is supported buttresses. The upper stage which holds the bell has octagonal corner columns and octagonal pinnacles [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ridgeway, St. John the Evangelist | Diocese". Derbyshirechurches.org. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Ridgeway Church". Ridgeway History. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. ^ "St John the Evangelist, Ridgeway, Derbyshire, Historic Churches of Great Britain". Historicchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "The Church of St John The Evangelist". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Archived from the original on 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b "St John the Evangelist's Church, Ridgeway, Eckington". Derbyshire Places of Worship. Archived from the original on 1 September 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. ^ "St John's Church, Ridgeway". MDS Stained Glass. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  7. ^ "St John the Evangelist". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

External links

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