A post-war church in simplified Romanesque style, the bell tower something of a local landmark.   

St John the Evangelist, Tadworth, was opened by Bishop Cashman in consecrated in October 1966. The architect was Francis George Broadbent (for a brief account of his career see the report on The Holy Name, Esher).

The church is of brick with a slate roof and tall campanile. The style is a simplified Romanesque. A statue of St John, made by Michael Clark PRBS is attached to the wall of the west gable. Although the ridge of the roof is of the same height from one end of the building to the other, the nave and sanctuary are of different widths. The nave takes the form of a simple rectangular hall. The sanctuary is narrower, lit by a clerestory and flanked by a pair of chapels, each with a pitched roof. The interior is very plain. The walls, ribs and pointed barrel-shaped roof are painted white and a canopy is suspended over the forward altar. A stained glass depiction of St John in the roundel at the east end was provided by Andrew Taylor in 2005.

Entry amended by AHP 29.10.2026

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