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| HER Number | MWB15966 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | St John the Evangelist Church, Newbury |
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Summary
Grade II listed mid 20th century parish church near the site of 19th century church destroyed in the Second World War bombing of Newbury
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Listed Building (II) 1289771: CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Church Heritage Record: 9666
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
The original parish church of St John the Evangelist was designed by William Butterfield and built in 1860 <1>, but was destroyed by a Second World War bomb. The replacement building was constructed in 1955-57 by the architect S E Dykes-Bower in a neo-Romanesque style, and extended in 1982-3 in a similar style <12>. It is Grade II listed, of red brick with horizontal bands of brick in different shades <4>.
The second church was in fact built within the churchyard of its predecessor and not on the foundations of the bombed building <5>.
The revised Pevsner Architectural Guide describes the new church as 'a learned and poetic design' <7>.
West Berkshire Museum has a photograph showing the church in 1997 <9>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Money, W. 1905 & 1972. A Popular History of Newbury (also Walter Money's History of Newbury). p151. [Monograph / SWB11278] |
| <02> | Gibbs, R.L.. 1983. History of St John's Church Newbury. [Monograph / SWB13512] |
| <03> | National Monuments Record. 1993. NMR- Ecclesiastical photographs of Newbury. [Unpublished document / SWB13513] |
| <04> | Department of the Environment. 1974-2000?. DOE List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Unpublished document / SWB10006] |
| <05> | Landmark. 1880-81. Digital OS Mapping Epoch 1, 1:500 - Newbury Town Plan. Digital. 1:500. [Map / SWB146990] |
| <06> | Pevsner, N. 1966. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p181. [Monograph / SWB10024] |
| <07> | Tyack, G, Bradley, S and Pevsner, N. 2010. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p394. [Monograph / SWB147855] |
| <08> | Newbury Town Council. 2007. Newbury Town Council Conservation Area Draft Appraisal - Newtown Road. 2017 WBC Network. p65-66. [Unpublished document / SWB148259] |
| <09> | Museum Curator. Newbury Museum Accession Records (West Berkshire Museum since 1998). 2022 WBC Network. NEBYM11:17:112015.6.674. [Unpublished document / SWB14452] |
| <10> | Newbury Town Council. 2007. Newbury Town Council Conservation Area Draft Appraisal - Newtown Road. 2017 WBC Network. p65-66. [Unpublished document / SWB148259] |
| <11> | St George the Martyr and St John the Evangelist Churches. 2021. Newbury, St George & St John. https://stg-stj.org.uk. 26/10/2021. [Website / SWB150079]
https://stg-stj.org.uk/ (Accessed on 26/10/2021) |
| <12> | Oxford Heritage Partnership. 2020. Newbury, St John the Evangelist: Heritage Impact Assessment. 2021 WBC Network. [Unpublished document / SWB150255] |
Related Monuments
| MWB19857 | St John's Church Hall, Newbury (Building) |
| MWB20207 | Site of first St John the Evangelist's Church, Newtown Road, Newbury (Monument) |
| MWB21093 | Site of St John's Infant School, Newtown Road, Newbury (Monument) |
| MWB21522 | St John the Evangelist Infant and Nursery School, Old Newtown Road, Newbury (Building) |
| MWB20036 | St John's Memorial Garden, Newbury (Landscape) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB1968 | Newbury, St John the Evangelist: Heritage Impact Assessment |
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