Historic churches · North Wales
St John the Evangelist's Church, Weston
St John the Evangelist's Church, Weston — church in Weston, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Runcorn · 2.2 km
- Free entry
About
St John the Evangelist's Church, Weston is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Designed by John Douglas. Built in the Gothic Revival style. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Weston, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.3190°, -2.7388°.
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Heritage listing
St John the Evangelist's Church is in Weston, once a separate village and now part of the town of Runcorn, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Frodsham. Its design has been described as "bold and original".
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Mersey Estuary SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St John the Evangelist's Church is in Weston, once a separate village and now part of the town of Runcorn, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Frodsham. Its design has been described as "bold and original".
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Background
History
The church was built between 1897 and 1898 to a design by Douglas and Fordham at a cost of over £5,000 (). It was initially a chapel of ease to Runcorn parish church. To raise funds to build the church, its choirboys wrote thousands of letters to choristers and choirboys of churches and cathedrals throughout the country. This initiative aroused the interest of many people, and over 5,000 donations were received from people in all walks of life. Because of this, it is sometimes known as "the choirboys' church". The tower was added in 1900 at a cost of approximately £700 (). A clock costing about £60 made by J. B. Joyce of Whitchurch was added to the tower in 1901. St John's became a separate…
Architecture
The stone pulpit is polygonal and includes a panel depicting the Crucifixion. The font is also in stone and is octagonal. In the vestry is a framed letter from Robert Baden-Powell, posted from South Africa on 12 August 1900, congratulating the boys of Weston Village for forming an Anti-Smoking Society.
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- Coordinates
- 53.3190, -2.7388
- District
- Halton
- Parish
- Halton, unparished area
- Postcode
- WA7 4LY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Nearest railway station
- Runcorn — 2.2 km
- Official site
- stjohnsweston.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7593799 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St John the Evangelist's Church, Weston (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St John's, Weston.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St John the Evangelist's Church, Weston?
- St John the Evangelist's Church, Weston is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode WA7 4LY), in the parish of Halton, unparished area.
- Is St John the Evangelist's Church, Weston a listed building?
- St John the Evangelist's Church, Weston is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is St John the Evangelist's Church, Weston a protected site?
- Yes — St John the Evangelist's Church, Weston is part of the Mersey Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is St John the Evangelist's Church, Weston free to visit?
- Yes, St John the Evangelist's Church, Weston is free to enter.
- How do I get to St John the Evangelist's Church, Weston?
- The nearest railway station is Runcorn, about 2.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WA7 4LY.