St. John the Evangelist, Bishopswood, Staffordshire

Description

The church of St. John the Evangelist, erected in 1848, is a cruciform building of stone in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, transepts and a small embattled western tower with spire containing one bell and a clock, placed in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria in 1897: the stained east window is a memorial to the Rev. John Buckham, first vicar of the parish; other stained windows are in memory of the Misses Evans of Boscobel, Sir T. W. Evans bart. of Boscobel, and the Rev. T. B. Garland M.A. vicar 1888-1906.

Church Records

The register dates from the year 1852.