St John the Baptist's Church, Leamington Spa

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St John the Baptist's Church
Church of St John the Baptist, Tachbrook Street, Leamington Spa - geograph.org.uk - 1416233.jpg
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipAnglo-Catholic
History
DedicationSaint John the Baptist
Administration
ParishLeamington Spa
DeaneryLeamington & Warwick
DioceseCoventry
ProvinceCanterbury
Clergy
Vicar(s)Fr Stephen Parker SSC

St John the Baptist's Church is an Anglo-Catholic parish church in Leamington Spa, England. The historic structure is Grade II* listed.

History[]

The church of St John the Baptist was built between 1877 and 1878 to designs by the architect John Cundall of Leamington.[1]

It was recently reroofed at a cost of £250,000 by Brown Matthews Architects.[2]

It is a parish of the Society of St Wilfrid and St Hilda under the care of the Bishop of Ebbsfleet.

Organ[]

The church has a two-manual pipe organ built by Henry Jones which dates from 1878. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[3]

Organists[]

References[]

  1. ^ The Buildings of England: Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner: 1966
  2. ^ http://www.brownmatthews.co.uk/churches#f0577dac-dbad-4cef-98c3-6bd678de846e
  3. ^ "The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR".

Coordinates: 52°16′39.78″N 01°31′51.35″W / 52.2777167°N 1.5309306°W / 52.2777167; -1.5309306

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