St John's Church, Doddington Explained

St John's Church, Doddington
Pushpin Map:Cheshire
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Label Position:left
Map Caption:Location in Cheshire
Location:Doddington Hall, Cheshire
Country:England
Coordinates:53.0131°N -2.4443°W
Osgraw:SJ 703 463
Denomination:Anglican
Website:St John, Doddington
Dedication:Saint John the Evangelist
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Heritage Designation:Grade II
Designated Date:12 January 1967
Architect:Edward Lapidge
Architectural Type:Church
Style:Gothic Revival
Completed Date:1837
Materials:Sandstone, slate roof
Parish:Doddington, St John
Deanery:Nantwich
Archdeaconry:Macclesfield
Diocese:Chester
Province:York
Rector:Revd Alison Fulford

St John's Church, Doddington, is located off Hunsterson Road in the grounds of Doddington Hall, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Nantwich, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester. Its benefice is combined with those of St James, Audlem, and St Chad, Wybunbury. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

History

St John's was built in 1837, and paid for by the Delves Broughton family of Doddington Hall. The architect was Edward Lapidge.

Architecture

The church is constructed in yellow ashlar sandstone, and has a slate roof. Its plan consists of a single cell, with no differentiation between nave and chancel, a northeast vestry and a west porch. The porch is gabled, and the apex of the gable contains a datestone with the arms of the Delves Broughton family. Beyond and above the porch is a triple stepped lancet window, and over the window is a roundel containing a carved dog's head. At the corners are angle buttresses, which rise to form octagonal pinnacles surmounted by spires. On the top of the gable is a bellcote. Along the sides of the church are lancet windows between buttresses. The vestry has a double lancet window. The east end also has a triple lancet window, and a cross finial on its gable. The authors of the Buildings of England series describe the west front as being "gauche".

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