Church of St John the Evangelist, Cheetham Hill

The Church of St John the Evangelist stands on Waterloo Road in Cheetham Hill, Manchester. Built between 1869 and 1871, it was designed by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin. The church is made of sandstone with tiled roofs and blends Romanesque and Early English styles. It has a three-bay nave, a two-bay apsidal chancel, north and south aisles, and a southwest tower in four stages. The tower features clasping pilasters, pinnacles, and a large pyramidal roof. The church was funded by Lewis Loyd of Jones Loyd and Company and originally seated 600 people. Its west porch was added in 1894. Inside, the brick-lined walls have stone dressings, and the piers of the arcades are shaped in quatrefoil and octagonal plans. The organ loft is in the north aisle, and a chapel occupies the east end of the south aisle. Visitors find a wooden pulpit carved with sunflowers and leaves, a large sculpted reredos installed in 1879, and mosaic panels in the apse. The chancel is floored with encaustic tiles, and stained glass windows include works by C. E. Kempe depicting saints and church leaders. The three-manual pipe organ was made by Hill and Son and rebuilt in 1895 by A. Young.