Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist — Neale

Detached six-bay double-height Catholic church, begun 1875; completed 1878; extant 1894, comprising five-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay double-height chancel (east) with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to entrance (west) front. "Improved", 1923-4, producing present composition. Renovated, ----, with sanctuary reordered. Replacement pitched artificial slate roofs including pitched (gabled) artificial slate roof to porch with clay ridge tiles, lichen-covered dragged cut-limestone chamfered coping to gables with Cross finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber boarded box eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part repointed tuck pointed coursed or snecked rock faced limestone walls on battered base with drag edged tooled cut-limestone flush quoins to corners including drag edged tooled cut-limestone buttresses to corners to entrance (west) front having lichen-covered tooled cut-limestone "slated" coping. Lancet window openings with drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on lattice glazing bars. Lancet "Trinity Window" to chancel (east) with drag edged tooled hammered limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Paired lancet window openings to entrance (west) front with quatrefoil "Rose Window" to gable, drag edged tooled hammered limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on lattice glazing bars. Pointed-arch door opening approached by two steps, drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surround having splayed reveals with hood moulding over framing replacement diagonal timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors. Lancet window openings in bipartite arrangement to "cheeks" with drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having margins centred on lattice glazing bars. Interior including vestibule (west) with dragged cut-limestone stoups; pointed-arch door opening into nave with glazed timber double doors; full-height interior open into roof with carpeted central aisle between timber pews, replacement stations between stained glass memorial windows (undated), exposed steel roof construction with wind braced ceiling, and pointed-arch chancel arch framing carpeted stepped dais to sanctuary (east) reordered, ----, with "Agnus Dei"-detailed cut-veined white marble Classical-style memorial altar (undated) below stained glass memorial "Trinity Window" (1924-5). Set in landscaped grounds with drag edged tooled limestone ashlar piers to perimeter having lichen-covered cut-limestone shallow pyramidal capping.