St John’s Church Lindow

LINDOW, CHESHIRE - ST. John's Church—This new church was opened on Saturday, the 16th inst., by Bishop Ryan. It is in the Early English style, the materials being Kerridge, Parpoints, and Alderley stone bands and dressings. The church consists of nave 52ft. by 30ft.; chancel 18ft. by 16ft.; organ-chamber and vestry. The entrance is by a porch 8ft. square at the south--west corner, and connected with it is a bell turret rising to the height of 45 feet. The roof is open timbered, the total height of the nave to the ridge-being 37ft. There is a three-light traceried window at the east end. The-pulpit is of oak, pitch pine, and sycamore, standing on a stone base. The font is of Alderley stone. There are sittings for about 250 persons. The glass was supplied by Mr. Jones of Manchester, and the heating apparatus by Mr. Seward of Preston. The work has been well carried out by Mr. Heywood, builder, of Alderley Edge, at a total cost of £1,500 from the designs of Mr. J. W. Beaumont, architect, of Manchester. [British Architect 29 January 1875 page 67]

LINDOW —The foundation-stone of St. John's Church, Lindow, has been laid. The church, which will be built from the designs of Mr. J. W. Beaumont, of Manchester and of Wilmslow, will consist of a nave, 52 ft. long, 80 ft. wide, and about 37 ft. high to the ridge inside. The entrance to the nave will be by a porch at the south-west corner, and in connexion with this porch there will be a bell-turret with wooden belfry, about 42 ft. high. The chancel will be 18 ft. long by 16 ft. wide, raised two steps above the nave, and on the south side of the chancel there will be an organ-chamber and vestry, under which will be a vault for the heating apparatus. The nave will be divided by a central passage, 4 ft. wide, with benches on either side, containing sittings for 224 adults and 22 children. The building will be of the Early English style. The roof of the nave will be divided into five bays, all the timbers showing, and the space between the spars plastered. The chancel will have a boarded roof. The exterior facing will be of Kerridge parpoints, with Alderley stone dressings, and the interior will be faced with plaster. The total cost of the building will be about £2,000. The contractor is Mr. Benjamin Haywood, of Alderley Edge. [Builder 26 July 1873 Page 592]

2000           Extension - Architect Graham Holland Associates, Knutsford

Reference    Builder 26 July 1873 Page 592 -with notes - laying of foundation stone
Reference    British Architect 29 January 1875 page 67 – opening
Reference    Pevsner Cheshire Page 385