Aston Magna: St John
Overview
Grid reference: SP 201 357
The church is a small, plain building in the Early English style, rather old-fashioned for its date but "archaeologically correct". The side walls of the nave have paired lancets with buttresses to mark the three bays, and the east window is a triple lancet.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
West tower, nave and chancel, south vestry.
Description of Archaeology and History
Built in 1846; the architect is not known.
Exterior Description
The church is a small, plain building in the Early English style, rather old-fashioned for its date but "archaeologically correct". The side walls of the nave have paired lancets with buttresses to mark the three bays, and the east window is a triple lancet. The tower is of three unequal and ill-proportioned stages with buttresses ending in the middle of the second stage and a plain parapet. The bell- openings are paired lights with hood moulds and timber louvres. The middle stages is lit by a rectangular light to north and south with a clock face in the west wall and the ground floor has tall lancets to light the entrance porch. On the north side is a small boiler house. At the south-east corner of the nave is a vestry which is in fact little more than a porch with low-pitched roof, arched south doorway and rectangular lights in the east and west walls.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
c.1870
The east window is of three lights, depicting The Way of the Cross, The Crucifixion, The Resurrection, with The Ascension above and The Marys at the Sepulchre, The Last Supper and St. Thomas below.
Stained Glass
1885
Nave north-east window: two lights depicting St. John The Apostle and St. John the Evangelist, in memory of the first incumbent.
Interior
Interior Description
The interior is somewhat featureless, the nave wide, with plastered walls and wood block floor and the chancel contrastingly a rather small space beyond a sharply pointed arch with only a single chamfer up the edge. The west door is within s similar, but much smaller, arch, and the roof has wide scissor braces at each bay supported on small stone corbels. The chancel roof has no features beyond simple rafters and the east window is set surprisingly low in the wall. The chancel is only large enough to contain the sanctuary, and the organ (a small one-manual instrument) stands outside the chancel arch to the left beside the reading desk balancing the pulpit and lectern on the right, behind which a door leads to the small vestry. Only the east window and the north-east nave window have stained glass.
Fixtures and fittings
Pulpit
The pulpit is of deal, octagonal.
Lectern
The lectern is a pedestal with book-rest, deal.
Font (object)
c.1840
The font is octagonal, with a trumpet shaped stem flaring into bowl and with primitive incised patterns.
Organ (object)
The organ is a small one-manual instrument.
Churchyard
Grid reference: SP 201 357
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
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There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | N/A |
| Solar Thermal Panels | N/A |
| Biomass | N/A |
| Wind Turbine | N/A |
| Air Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ev Charging | N/A |
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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