Church of Saint John, Keswick. Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe.
St John's Church was designed by Anthony Salvin and the material selected for the construction was a soft pink sandstone from quarries in the Eden Valley. The site for the Church was chosen by the founder, John Marshall, Lord of the Manor of Castlerigg. Salvin worked for John Marshall's brother William at Patterdale Hall, and later for another brother Henry, on rebuilding the house on nearby Derwent Isle. Sir John died before building was started but the project continued and his remains are interred below the centre aisle of the nave. The church was consecrated on St John's Day, December 27th 1838. The building, in the Old English style, originally comprised the west tower and spire, and what is now the central nave and vestry. The son of the founder decided to enlarge the building, and in 1862 a north aisle was added, and columns were introduced to support the roof, so that the walls and windows could be moved outwards. 20 years later, the south aisle was added, and in 1889 the chancel was created.
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