Weight: 155 lbs Diameter: 19" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1913
Dove Bell ID: 53614 Tower ID: 19898 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Edlington: St John the Baptist
Overview
Grid reference: SK 536 990
Built in a neo-Byzantine/Romanesque style of red brick with a roof of red pantiles. Stone dressings are kept to a minimum, being used only on the cills of the windows and copings.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Description of Archaeology and History
The church is one of a series of four similar churches built in the coalfields and paid for by the South Yorkshire Coalfield Fund as the result of an appeal by Bishop Burrough.
Exterior Description
Built in a neo-Byzantine/Romanesque style of red brick with a roof of red pantiles. Stone dressings are kept to a minimum, being used only on the cills of the windows and copings. On the north-west exterior wall of the baptistery the projecting stone pulpit is a whimsical feature. The square tower at the north-west corner of the nave is in two stages. The lower stage has two tall blank arches on each face with one window in each arch alternately set high and low. The squat belfry stage also has two tall arches on each face, the top half of each arch being open. The whole is surmounted by a low pitched hipped roof resting on an ornamental brick cornice. The seven bay nave is lit by a clerestory with three small round-headed lights in each bay and the last two bays form the chancel.
Interior
Interior Description
Separating each of the bays inside is a redbrick pilaster providing, in conjunction with the brickwork of the five rounded arches of the arcade, a sharp visual contrast to the plastered, whitened walls. Throughout the church at dado level on the internal walls is a string course: below this the bricks are left exposed while above it the walls are plastered and whitened. The apsidal sanctuary has no plaster above dado level but is limewashed throughout, the ceiling is plastered and has gold stars set at random on a dark background. Each of the three neo-Romanesque windows in the sanctuary has stained glass.
Fixtures and fittings
Lectern
Oak eagle lectern by Whittaker of Little Beck, Whitby.
Font (object)
Imitation marble
Pulpit
Imitation marble
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: SK 536 990
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
Further information
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