---
title: "St John the Evangelist, Great Stanmore"
description: "Located in Great Stanmore, Greater London. Built Begun 1849; third church on the site. Diocese of London. Grade II*. Decorated Gothic style."
category: "Church"
tags: ["Church","Church of England","Greater London","Great Stanmore","Grade II*","Decorated Gothic","Henry Clutton","John the Evangelist"]
canonical: "https://thebritishgazette.com/post/st-john-evangelist-great-stanmore"
pubDate: "2026-09-06T01:45:15.044Z"
dateModified: "2026-09-08T18:58:22.087Z"
location: "Great Stanmore, Greater London"
country: "England"
county: "Greater London"
town: "Great Stanmore"
address: "Church Road, Great Stanmore, Greater London, HA7 4AQ"
postcode: "HA7 4AQ"
built: "Begun 1849; third church on the site"
consecrated: "16 July 1850"
architect: "Henry Clutton; built by George Myers"
denomination: "Church of England"
dedications: ["John the Evangelist"]
diocese: "London"
grade: "II*"
style: "Decorated Gothic"
materials: "Kentish rag and Bath stone"
website: "https://stjohnschurchstanmore.org.uk/"
parish: "St John the Evangelist Great Stanmore"
listEntryUrl: "https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1193096"
gridReference: "TQ 167 921"
accessNotes: "Ramp or level access available on request"
---

# St John the Evangelist, Great Stanmore

St John's is a Grade II* parish church on Church Road, Great Stanmore, in the London Borough of Harrow and the Diocese of London, standing beside the ruined 1632 brick church it replaced.

## Overview

Historic England records a church begun in 1849 in Decorated Gothic by Henry Clutton. Wikipedia and the parish history state that it was built of Kentish rag and Bath stone by George Myers of Lambeth, on land given by Colonel Hamilton Touse, and consecrated on 16 July 1850 by Edward Denison, Bishop of Salisbury. The listing is graded for monuments transferred from Old Stanmore Church, including work to John Burnell (d. 1605), Sir John Wolstenholme (effigy by Nicholas Stone), and the First Earl of Aberdeen (by Boehm, 1875). The font by Nicholas Stone of about 1632 was also moved from the old church.

The south aisle has two-light stained glass by Edward Burne-Jones of 1885. The five-light east window is by Thomas Willement, about 1849. The 1632 red-brick church, paid for by Sir John Wolstenholme and consecrated by William Laud, remains as a separately listed Grade II* ruin in the churchyard and is still consecrated for occasional services. W. S. Gilbert is buried in the churchyard.

## Further Information

- [Historic England list entry 1193096](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1193096)
- [Old Stanmore Church, list entry 1079747](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1079747)
- [St John's Church, Stanmore](https://stjohnschurchstanmore.org.uk/)