Church

St John the Divine, Bulwell

St John the Divine, Bulwell

St John the Divine is a Grade II High Victorian parish church in Bulwell, Nottingham, designed by William Knight and built of local stone in 1884–85, in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.

Location
Bulwell, Nottinghamshire
Country
England
County
Nottinghamshire
City / town
Bulwell
Address
Keys Close, Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, NG6 8JG
Postcode
NG6 8JG
Built
1884–85
Architect
William Knight
Denomination
Church of England
Dedication
John the Divine
Diocese
Southwell and Nottingham
Parish
Bulwell St John the Divine
Grade
II
Style
Gothic Revival / Early English
Materials
Rockfaced Bulwell stone with ashlar and blue lias dressings; concrete tile roofs
Grid reference
SK 534 454
Opening hours
Open during daylight hours.
Access
Level access to the main areas. Accessible toilets nearby

Overview

Historic England lists a church by William Knight in Gothic Revival style: rockfaced Bulwell stone with ashlar and blue lias dressings, concrete tile roofs, coped gables and a spired bell turret at the crossing. The plan is an apsidal chancel, transepts, nave with clerestory and aisles, and a north porch. The chancel has a plastered wooden vault; the nave has an arch-braced roof and four-bay arcades on round and quatrefoil piers. The apse has five stained-glass windows of 1892 by Powell (James Powell and Sons).

Wikipedia dates construction to 1884–85. The church stands off Keys Close (formerly Quarry Road). The listing NGR is SK 53479 45451.

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