Listed Building record MDO15664 - Former mission church of St John, Moordown, Wimborne Road, Bournemouth

Formerly the original mission church of St John, Moordown, built 1853 and designed by G E Street. Single-pitched roof with timber bellcote on ridge (reconstructed circa 1950 along original lines) and grey-buff brick walls with trefoiled lancet windows.

1853, G E Street, the original mission church of St John, Moordown, now secularised as builder's merchants but still recognisable. Single-pitched roof with timber bellcote on ridge (reconstructed circa 1950 along original lines); tiles now replaced by builders' samples. Grey-buff brick walls with trefoiled lancets, single or grouped, dressed in whitewashed stone. West wall with 2 trefoiled lacets, sexfoil in circle under hoodmould over, attached chimney to north. Sexfoil contains outstandingly good stained glass medallion of the beheading of St John, no doubt designed by Street himself. Interior totally subdivided, though canted principals of roof can be traced. East end extended later, tilehung. School attached to south demolished. (1)

<1> Department of the Environment, 15-Feb-1994, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Borough of Bournemouth amendment 1994 (Scheduling record). SWX4461.

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Dec 4 2023 10:59AM