St John's Church, Burwardsley

St John's Church, Burwardsley
St John's Church, Burwardsley, from the south
St John's Church, Burwardsley Location in Cheshire
Coordinates: 53°06′13″N 2°43′30″W / 53.1035°N 2.7251°W / 53.1035; -2.7251
OS grid reference	SJ 515,565
Location	Burwardsley, Cheshire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	St John the Evangelist, Burwardsley
History
Dedication	St John the Evangelist
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	19 June 1984
Architect(s)	John Douglas (restoration)
Architectural type	Church
Completed	c. 1878
Specifications
Materials	Ashlar buff sandstone Welsh slate roof
Administration
Parish	Burwardsley
Deanery	Malpas
Archdeaconry	Chester
Diocese	Chester
Province	York
Clergy
Rector	Revd Lameck Mutete

St John's Church is in School Lane, Burwardsley, Cheshire, England. It 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 Malpas. Its benefice is combined with those of Holy Trinity, Bickerton, St Wenefrede, Bickley, and All Saints, Harthill.

The church originates from the 17th century. It has a buttress dated 1730, and the church was restored in 1795. In 1871 a further restoration was carried out by the Chester architect John Douglas, which included the addition of a bell turret. Another restoration, with the addition of a chancel which has been attributed to Douglas, was carried out in about 1878.

St John's is constructed in ashlar buff sandstone with a Welsh slate roof. Its plan consists of a three-bay nave, a one-bay chancel with a side chapel, and a south porch. The bays of the nave are divided by buttresses and they have two or four-light mullioned windows with arch-headed lights. The east window has three round-headed lights, the central one being taller. The west window is simple with Y-tracery. The bell turret is at the west end and has a pyramidal roof.