St John's Church is an Anglican church in Dalton, near Thirsk in North Yorkshire, in England.
The church was constructed on the initiative of Mary Isabel Dawnay, to a design by William Butterfield, and was completed in 1868. It was originally a chapel of ease to St Columba's Church, Topcliffe. It was grade II* listed in 1988.[1][2]
The church is built of stone with a Welsh slate roof, and it consists of a nave with a south porch, a chancel with a south transept and a north vestry, and a slim west bellcote tower. The tower contains a lancet window with a hood mould, and a sill band. The upper stage, which is corbelled inwards, has a clock face, and it rises to become octagonal with four lancet bell openings. Above this is an eaves band and a spirelet. The windows in the body of the church are cusped lancets.[2][3]
Inside the church, there is red brick, with bands of stone and blue brick. There is much polychromatic decoration, particularly in the chancel. There is a timber rood screen, and a reredos of marble and coloured stone. There is a brass chandelier in the chancel, and a stone font in the nave, both designed by Butterfield. The stained glass is by Morris & Co., with Saint John the Evangelist in the west window, Christ and angels in the east window, and the Annunication in the north window of the chancel.[2]
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edit- ^ A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2. London: Victoria County History. 1923. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Historic England. "Church of St John the Evangelist (1150818)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.