St John's Church, Sleights

St John's Church is an Anglican church in Sleights, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

The mediaeval St John's Chapel, Sleights, was replaced by a new building, further down the hill, in 1767.^[1] In 1848, it was described as a "very elegant structure".^[2] However, the Georgian church was demolished and replaced with a new building, which was consecrated on 20 September 1895.^[1] The church was designed by Ewan Christian in the Early English style. It was grade II listed in 2005.^[3]

The church is built of Grosmont sandstone, with a roof of Westmorland slate. It consists of a nave, a north aisle, a north transept, a chancel, and a northeast tower with a plain parapet and a pyramidal roof. The windows are lancets, and the east window is a stepped tripled lancet. The stained glass was designed by Charles Eamer Kempe. Inside, there is a hammerbeam roof, oak panelling to the lower parts of the walls, and an oak reredos and altar.^[3]^[4]

In the churchyard is the grade II listed Coates Memorial, commemorating members of the Coates family. It constructed of sandstone with a square plan, and consists of a concave obelisk, standing on a moulded base decorated with acanthus. On the sides are memorial panels surrounded by rinceaux in low relief.^[5]