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©Jerry Evans
Dist:0.4km<br/>This fine sequence of four stone bridges crosses the Macclesfield Canal on the approach to Buglawton.
©Jerry Evans
Dist:0.4km<br/>Bridge No 69 taken from the ideal position (in mid-canal!)
©Roger Kidd
Dist:0.5km<br/>A reverse view of [[2169098]], and we can see all three arches in this access bridge that crosses the Biddulph Valley Way.
©Jonathan Kington
Dist:0.5km<br/>This looks to be a farmer's access bridge that would have crossed the former Biddulph Valley Railway, now used as the Biddulph Valley Way. Although not visible from this direction, it actually has three arches- see [[2169105]].
©Jonathan Kington
Dist:0.5km<br/>The Grade II listed ( http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-55857-st-john-s-school-house-congleton ) former schoolhouse was built around the same time as [[2577317]], which is visible beyond the end of the house. The two buildings are linked by the stone screen wall and archway visible in the picture.
©Jonathan Kington
Dist:0.5km<br/>This dated escutcheon is over the door of [[2577317]] adjacent to St John's Church.
©Jonathan Kington
Dist:0.5km<br/>A Grade II listed ( http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-55856-st-johns-school-congleton ) former National Day and Sunday School built in 1843 ([[2577322]]), three years after the adjacent church. There is also a school house behind the school building that can be seen in [[2577332]].
©Jonathan Kington
Dist:0.5km<br/>Also known as Orange Hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum), it is a naturalised garden escape that originates from continental Europe. The bright orange flowers make a lovely splash of colour, as this one was, near the entrance to [[2577317]].
©Jonathan Kington
Dist:0.5km<br/>This very square bridge carries Bromley Road over the Biddulph Valley Way, it is also the exit point for the National Cycle Network route 55.
©Jonathan Kington
Dist:0.5km<br/>This door at the base of the tower, according to The History of Congleton by W. B. Stephens, leads to the choir and organ gallery. St John’s, or St John the Evangelist’s, Church was the first of several new churches to be built in the borough of Congleton, originally as a ‘district church’ within the Parish of Astbury. The church was built on land gifted by a Mr Thomas Chapman of the Lowe after being petitioned by the first Vicar of Buglawton, the Reverend Edward Wilson. It was built in the pseudo-Norman style and cost £2,286; the money was raised by voluntary public subscription and a grant from the Diocesan Church Building Society. St John’s was consecrated on the 13th October 1840, the procession consisting of the Bishop and the Town Corporation was preceded by a group of Chartists and Socialists carrying a black flag and the Death’s Head and crossed bones! Historical information from The History of Congleton by W. B. Stephens, Congleton History Society: page 219 ( http://tinyurl.com/43cevt6 ).
©Jonathan Kington
Dist:0.5km<br/>Two of three clocks on the tower, all of which have stopped at different times. See also [[2577260]].
©Jonathan Kington
Dist:0.5km<br/>Taken from the south-east corner of the churchyard, for a comparison see Francis Frith's picture taken in 1898: http://www.francisfrith.com/congleton/photos/st-johns-church-buglawton-1898_42170/ . The trees have grown and the ivy has been removed from the walls, but very little has changed. St John’s, or St John the Evangelist’s, Church was the first of several new churches to be built in the borough of Congleton, originally as a ‘district church’ within the Parish of Astbury. The church was built on land gifted by a Mr Thomas Chapman of the Lowe after being petitioned by the first Vicar of Buglawton, the Reverend Edward Wilson. It was built in the pseudo-Norman style and cost £2,286; the money was raised by voluntary public subscription and a grant from the Diocesan Church Building Society. St John’s was consecrated on the 13th October 1840, the procession consisting of the Bishop and the Town Corporation was preceded by a group of Chartists and Socialists carrying a black flag and the Death’s Head and crossed bones! Historical information from The History of Congleton by W. B. Stephens, Congleton History Society: page 219 ( http://tinyurl.com/43cevt6 ).
©Jonathan Kington
Dist:0.5km<br/>The gates give access to the church from Old Buxton Road, they are flanked by two lovely traditional Yew trees.
©Jonathan Kington
Dist:0.5km<br/>The bright blue door is complemented by the pots of summer bedding plants to provide a welcome to the church, it is also visible in [[2577244]].
©Jonathan Kington

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