Listed Building record MDO15660 - Church of St John the Baptist, Wimborne Road, Moordown, Bournemouth

St John's Church was built in several phases during the later nineteenth century and early twentieth century. The nave was built 1873-4 to designs of G E Street, in Early English style, of coursed rubble with stone dressings. The chancel with aisles, organ chamber and north-east vestries were added in 1886-7 to designs of Sir Arthur Blomfield, in Decorated style.The south-west tower and porch were built in 1923 to design of S C Tugwell.

Church of St John Wimborne Road (South-West side, SZ 08 94). Nave 1873-4, GE Street, Early English style. South-West tower and porch by SC Tugwell, 1923. Chancel with aisles, trancepted organ chamber to North, and North-East vestries added 1886-7 by Sir Arthur Bloomfield in Decorated Style. Grade B. <2>

Nave 1873-4, G E Street, Early English style, coursed rubble with stone dressings. Big wheel window over stubby buttresses at west end, 6 uncusped lancets on north side, four 2-light plate tracery windows to south aisle. South-west tower and porch, unbuttressed, 1923, S C Tugwell. Chancel with aisles, transeptal organ chamber to north and north-east vestries with 2 gables to east, all added 1886-7, Sir Arthur Blomfield, in Decorated style. 5-light east window to chancel, 3-light to south chapel. (Orientations given are 'ritual', west end actually faces south). Interior plastered: 4-bay south arcade with chamfered arches on circular piers with moulded capitals. Base of tower by Street, with continuous mouldings to arch into aisle. Nave roof with semi-circular arch braces carrying posts and beams in apex, canted rafters to aisle. Chancel arch on angel corbels, chancel roof boarded between pointed arch braces. Font by Street: circular bowl with medallions on marble colonnettes and circular steps, cover spire of pitchpine with gabled trefoil arches between gilt spirelets. Italian Baroque sanctuary lamp. Wrought iron screens 1919 (chapel) and 1929 (chancel). East window glass by Clayton and Bell. <3>

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 1:1250, 1973 (Map). SWX1844.

(SZ 0870 9446) Church of St John the Baptist (NAT).

<2> DOE (HHR), 27 Feb 76, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Borough of Bournemouth 1976, 91 (Scheduling record). SWX3488.

<3> Department of the Environment, 15-Feb-1994, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Borough of Bournemouth amendment 1994 (Scheduling record). SWX4461.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 888552 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Mar 28 2022 10:51AM