Photographs of Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire - St John's Church
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St John's Church, Chipping Barnet

Chipping Barnet, St John's Church


St John's Church stands in the fork of the main road at the top of the hill, and from here appears entirely 19th century, and I guessed the work of William Butterfield (which it is!)

However this is a medieval site, and Butterfield added a new nave, chancel and south aisle onto the existing medieval church which survives as the north aisle and outer aisle. The former west tower and chancel were pulled down, and a new tower built at the west end of the Victorian nave.

Some stone fragements are built into the new tower and in the south chapel is a splendid canopied tomb chest and effigy to Thomas Ravenscroft d.1630.

(Commentary provided by Phil Draper)
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