St John the Evangelist, Boscombe
St John the Evangelist, Boscombe
St John the Evangelist on Christchurch Road, Boscombe, is a Grade II* Late Victorian town church of 1893–95 by John Oldrid Scott and Charles Thomas Miles, in the Diocese of Winchester.
- Location
- Boscombe, Dorset
- Country
- England
- County
- Dorset
- City / town
- Boscombe
- Address
- Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Dorset, BH1 4AD
- Postcode
- BH1 4AD
- Built
- 1893–95; north-west porch-tower 1919–20
- Architect
- John Oldrid Scott and Charles Thomas Miles
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- John the Evangelist
- Diocese
- Winchester
- Parish
- Bournemouth St John the Evangelist, Boscombe
- Grade
- II*
- Style
- Late Victorian Decorated
- Materials
- Flint with Castle Cary stone banding and Bath stone dressings; red tiled roofs
- Grid reference
- SZ 110 917
- Opening hours
- Sorry, there are no regular opening times for this church.
- Access
- Level access to the main areas. Accessible toilets nearby
Overview
A parish of St John was formed in 1890 from St Clement; a temporary church opened in 1891. The present church, built in 1893–95 by J. Oldrid Scott with the local architect C. T. Miles, cost £16,172. Contractors were Jenkins & Sons of Christchurch. The partnership of Scott and Miles began here. Materials are flint with Castle Cary stone banding and Bath stone dressings under red tiled roofs, in a rich Decorated style with a shingled flèche. A north-west porch-tower of 1919–20, a First World War memorial, stands on the site of an intended tower.
The interior is lined with cream ashlar. Nave arcades have quatrefoil columns of pink Dumfries stone banded with Blue Lias and foliage capitals. Low-church liturgical planning is expressed by the absence of a chancel screen and by steps opening towards the nave. Fittings include a pulpit by Harry Hems of Exeter and glass by Percy Bacon, Hugh Powell and, reportedly, Caroline Townshend (1934). The west end was reordered in 1989–90 by Maurice Taylor.