---
title: "St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood"
description: "Located in Upper Norwood, Greater London. Built 1878–87. Diocese of Southwark. Grade II*. Early English Gothic Revival style."
category: "Church"
tags: ["Church","Church of England","Greater London","Upper Norwood","Grade II*","Gothic Revival","John Loughborough Pearson","Southwark"]
canonical: "https://thebritishgazette.com/post/st-john-evangelist-upper-norwood"
pubDate: "2026-09-06T03:00:37.225Z"
dateModified: "2026-09-08T16:00:45.736Z"
location: "Upper Norwood, Greater London"
country: "England"
county: "Greater London"
town: "Upper Norwood"
address: "Sylvan Road, Upper Norwood, Greater London, SE19 2RX"
postcode: "SE19 2RX"
built: "1878–87"
consecrated: "30 April 1887"
architect: "John Loughborough Pearson"
denomination: "Church of England"
dedications: ["John the Evangelist"]
diocese: "Southwark"
grade: "II*"
style: "Early English Gothic Revival"
materials: "Red brick with stone dressings; stock brick interior with brick and stone vaulting"
website: "https://www.sjun.org.uk/"
openingHours: "Open everyday."
parish: "St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood"
listEntryUrl: "https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1079275"
gridReference: "TQ 336 698"
accessNotes: "Level access to the main areas. Accessible toilets nearby"
---

# St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood

St John the Evangelist is a Grade II* Church of England parish church on Sylvan Road, Upper Norwood, in the Diocese of Southwark: a red-brick Early English church by John Loughborough Pearson, built between 1878 and 1887.

## Overview

Historic England lists a church of 1878–87 by J. Pearson in the Early English style, of red brick with stone dressings. A tall west front has grouped lancets flanked by square turrets with pyramidal stone roofs and a lean-to round-arch narthex. The plan is a four-bay nave with double aisles, transepts, a straight-ended chancel and a south chapel. The stock-brick interior has a brick and stone vaulted roof, a tall clerestory with wall-passage and a west gallery. There is a stone rood screen and a reredos with many statues. The south transept was intended to carry a tower that was never built. The church was restored after bomb damage by Caroe and Partners in 1946–51. Wikipedia records that a temporary iron church was moved to the Auckland Road site in 1875; the present church was founded on 6 May 1878 and consecrated on 30 April 1887. Historic England’s Heritage at Risk register notes long-term movement on shrinkable clay, with grant-aided underpinning and vault repairs completed in 2017.

The church is open every day, with level access to the main areas.

## Further Information

- [Historic England list entry 1079275](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1079275)
- [St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood](https://www.sjun.org.uk/)