St John the Evangelist's Church, Byley

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St John the Evangelist's Church, Byley
St John the Evangelist's Church, Byley

St John the Evangelist's Church, Byley is in the small village of Byley, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ722693). It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

The church was built as a commissioners' church in 1846 to a design probably by J. Matthews. It is built in brick and stone with a roof of tiles. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave, a three-bay chancel which is narrower and less lofty than the nave, a north porch and a southeast tower. The tower has a stone parapet and a steep pyramidal roof. On the west end gable is a bellcote. Pevsner regards it as being "really very ugly" with a "minimum of motifs, but a maximum of materials".[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Images of England: Church of St John the Evangelist, Byley. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
  2. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Edward Hubbard [1971] (2003). The Buildings of England: Cheshire. New Haven: Yale University Press, 123. ISBN 0 300 09588 0. 


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