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Church of St John the Baptist

A Grade II Listed Building in Hyde Godley, Tameside

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Latitude: 53.4549 / 53°27'17"N

Longitude: -2.0643 / 2°3'51"W

OS Eastings: 395824

OS Northings: 395346

OS Grid: SJ958953

Mapcode National: GBR GX0H.W7

Mapcode Global: WHB9R.8F79

Plus Code: 9C5VFW3P+W7

Entry Name: Church of St John the Baptist

Listing Date: 6 February 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1068083

English Heritage Legacy ID: 212479

ID on this website: 101068083

Location: Church of St John the Baptist, Godley, Tameside, Greater Manchester, SK14

County: Tameside

Electoral Ward/Division: Hyde Godley

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Hyde (Tameside)

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester

Church of England Parish: Godley-cum-Newton Green St John the Baptist

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 23 February 2021 to correct spelling of Shellard and to reformat the text to current standards

SJ 99 NE
4/23

HYDE
Godley
HIGH STREET(north side)
Church of St. John the Baptist

II
Church. 1849-50 for the Church Commissioners by E.H. Shellard, tower 1878. Snecked stone with graduated slate roof. Nave, aisles, chancel and west tower. Four-bay aisles and two bay chancel. The aisles are roofed separately and each bay has a weathered buttress, a stone plinth and a two-light window with bar tracery. Porch in bay one. Diagonal buttresses to chancel and three-light east window. The three stage tower has an octagonal corner stair turret of a slightly later date which is topped by a small spire. Stone plinth, diagonal buttresses, lancet openings, clock, two-light belfry openings and castellated parapet with gargoyles.

Interior: octagonal nave arcade columns with moulded bases and capitals. Double-chamfered chancel arch. Arch-braced roof trusses, wagon roof to chancel. Royal coat of arms above west door.


Listing NGR: SJ9582495346

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