St. John the Evangelist, Eton, Buckinghamshire

Description

The parish church of St. John the Evangelist is a building of stone in the Early Decorated style, and was erected and consecrated in 1854, in place of the old chapel of ease to the College chapel, built in 1769, by the Rev. William Hetherington, fellow of Eton, the College chapel having up to that time served as the parish church: in 1875, the connection between the parish and College of Eton being dissolved, this building was constituted the parish church, and consists of chancel with aisle, nave of six bays, aisles, north and east porches and an eastern tower with lofty spire containing one bell; the reredos is of alabaster and mosaic, and there is a piscina and sedilia: the chancel is paved with black and white marble, and is separated from its aisle by a traceried oak screen, and a similar screen, designed by A. Y. Nutt esq. divides the chancel and nave: the east window was erected by subscriptions in 1865 as a memorial of the Prince Consort, and on the south side of the chancel is another to Mrs. Forbes, a great benefactress to the parish: there are 728 sittings.

Church Records

The old parish register contains entries of baptisms from the year 1594; marriages and burials from 1603 and of banns from 1769 to 1808; there is also a register of persons touched for the King's Evil from 1686-1688.