Memorial pulpit: St John the Evangelist, Radcliffe

ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE - A pulpit has been placed in the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Stand, near Manchester, as a memorial of the late vicar, the Rev. W. D. Carter, M.A. The pulpit is of red-veined alabaster, with a base of Hopton Wood Stone. Around the pulpit are three niches with green marble shafts. Two of the niches contain tracery, and the central one holds the figure of St John, accompanied by his eagle, carved in pure white alabaster. The work has been carried out by Messrs. Earp and Hobbs, sculptors, from the drawings and under the direction of Mr J. Medland Tailor, the architect of the church. [Manchester Guardian 19 December 1891 page 9]

A pulpit has been placed in the church of St. John the Evangelist, Stand near Manchester, as a memorial of the late vicar, the Rev. W. D. Carter, M.A. The pulpit is of veined alabaster, with a base of Hopton wood stone. Around the pulpit are three niches with green marble shafts. Two of the niches contain tracery, and the centre one holds the figure of St. John accompanied by his eagle, carved in white alabaster. The work has been carried out by Messrs. Earp & Hobbs, sculptors, of London and Manchester, from the drawings and under the direction of Mr. J. Medland Taylor, the architect of the church. [British Architect 25 December 1891 page 522]

The marble and alabaster pulpit was presented by the widow of Rev. W. D. Carter M.A. first vicar of this church. [Kelly’s Directory of Lancashire 1905

Reference    Kelly’s Directory of Lancashire 1905
Reference    Manchester Guardian 19 December 1891 page 9
Reference    British Architect 25 December 1891 page 522
Reference    B T Barton History of Bury Page 242