St John's Church, Sleights
St John's Church is an Anglican church in Sleights, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The mediaeval St John's Chapel, Sleights, was replaced by a new building, further down the hill, in 1767.[1] In 1848, it was described as a "very elegant structure".[2] However, the Georgian church was demolished and replaced with a new building, which was consecrated on 20 September 1895.[1] The church was designed by Ewan Christian in the Early English style. It was grade II listed in 2005.[3] The church is built of Grosmont sandstone, with a roof of Westmorland slate. It consists of a nave, a north aisle, a north transept, a chancel, and a northeast tower with a plain parapet and a pyramidal roof. The windows are lancets, and the east window is a stepped tripled lancet. The stained glass was designed by Charles Eamer Kempe. Inside, there is a hammerbeam roof, oak panelling to the lower parts of the walls, and an oak reredos and altar.[3][4] In the churchyard is the grade II listed Coates Memorial, commemorating members of the Coates family. It constructed of sandstone with a square plan, and consists of a concave obelisk, standing on a moulded base decorated with acanthus. On the sides are memorial panels surrounded by rinceaux in low relief.[5] See alsoReferencesWikimedia Commons has media related to Church of St John the Evangelist, Sleights.
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