The choice of George Frederick Bodley as the architect of St. John’s brought to the project the immense expertise of one of Britain’s greatest architectural minds of his time.  He has been described as the ‘greatest exponent of Victorian Gothic of the late 19^th century.’

Bodley was the leading exponent of the Gothic revival in ecclesiastical architecture in England and designed the interior of St John's in the 14th century East Anglian Gothic style.

The arches are lofty, and the interior light and airy - Bodley always tended to build ‘high’ using roof space to express the grandeur and loftiness of God.  Particularly of note is the unusual painted barrel-vaulted ceiling with biblical texts running the length of the nave and into the chancel.

For him, the interior was as important as the exterior and he tended to have control over every artistic detail. Thus he decorated his churches with a lavishness characteristic of his age.

The rood screen - a gift of Ernest Wythes on the occasion of his wedding - is also of note.

Bodley's was an ‘Extravagant Vision’ which sought to express his deep faith in Almighty God. Nothing was too grand for God and it was his legacy which makes St John’s a fitting building for worship. His sole aim was to glorify God and for that extravagant gestures were not out of place.