| St John the Evangelist's Church, Cowgill | |
St John the Evangelist's Church, Cowgill, from the southeast
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St John the Evangelist's Church, Cowgill
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| OS grid reference | SD 756 869 |
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| Location | Cowgill, Cumbria |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St John the Evangelist, Cowgill |
| History | |
| Founded | 30 June 1837 |
| Dedication | Saint John the Evangelist |
| Consecrated | 31 October 1838 |
| Significant associated people | Adam Sedgwick |
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| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 14 June 1984 |
| Architect(s) | Edmund Sharpe |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1838 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone, slate roofs |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Dent with Cowgill |
| Deanery | Ewecross |
| Archdeaconry | Craven |
| Diocese | Bradford |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Peter John Boyles |
St John the Evangelist's Church, Cowgill, is in the village of Cowgill, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ewecross, the archdeaconry of Craven, and the diocese of Bradford. Its benefice has been united with that of St Andrew, Dent.[1] The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.[2]
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The church was built in 1837–38, and has previously been known as Kirkthwaite Chapel, and Cowgill Chapel.[2] It was designed by the Lancaster architect Edmund Sharpe. Its design is similar to that of Holy Trinity Church, Howgill, which dates from the same period. The foundation stone was laid on 30 June 1837 by Adam Sedgwick, Professor of Geology at Cambridge University. The church was consecrated on 31 October 1838 by the Bishop of Ripon.[3]
St John's is constructed in coursed sandstone rubble with slate roofs. Its architectural style is Early English. The plan consists of a six-bay nave, a single-bay chancel with a vestry to the north, a south porch, and a bellcote at the west end. Each bay contains a lancet window, and the bays are separated by buttresses. On the south side of the church is a wooden gabled porch. The bellcote has wooden louvres, and a steep pyramidal roof surmounted by a weathervane. At the gabled west end of the church is a central buttress flanked by lancets, above which is an oculus. The east window is a stepped triple-lancet. Inside the church are wall memorials to members of the Elam family and others.[2] The single-manual organ was built by T. Hopkins and Son.[4]
The wrought iron gates and the sandstone gate piers to the churchyard, dating probably from 1838, are also listed at Grade II.[5]