St John the Evangelist's Church, Norley

St John the Evangelist's Church, Norley
St John the Evangelist's Church, Norley
St John the Evangelist's Church, Norley Location in Cheshire
Coordinates: 53°15′03″N 2°39′35″W / 53.2507°N 2.6598°W / 53.2507; -2.6598
OS grid reference	SJ 561,728
Location	Norley, Cheshire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	Norley, St John the Evangelist
History
Dedication	John the Evangelist
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	17 April 1986
Architect(s)	J. L. Pearson
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1878
Completed	1879
Construction cost	£3,500
Specifications
Materials	Red ashlar sandstone Red tile roof
Administration
Parish	St John, Norley
Deanery	Frodsham
Archdeaconry	Chester
Diocese	Chester
Province	York

St John the Evangelist's Church stands to the west of the village of Norley, 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 benefice is combined with those of Christ Church, Crowton, and St John the Evangelist, Kingsley.

The first church to be erected on the site was a chapel of ease erected in 1833 and consecrated on 24 February 1835. The present church was built in 1878–79 and designed by J. L. Pearson. The land for the original church had been given by Samuel Woodhouse of Norley Hall. The new church cost £3,500 (equivalent to £320,000 in 2015).

The church is built in tooled ashlar red sandstone with a red tile roof. Its style is that of the later 13th century. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave, a north aisle, a two-bay chancel and a vestry, a central tower, a north transept and a south porch which is approached by 11 steps. The nave and the tower have two-light windows. Above the tower window is a clock face and above this is a pair of two-light louvred bell openings. At the top of the tower is a plain parapet. The chancel windows are lancets and at the east end are three tall windows. The window in the north wall of the transept is more ornate than that in the south wall of the tower.