St John the Baptist's Church, Leamington Spa
St John the Baptist's Church | |
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Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic |
History | |
Dedication | Saint John the Baptist |
Administration | |
Parish | Leamington Spa |
Deanery | Leamington & Warwick |
Diocese | Coventry |
Province | Canterbury |
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[]
- 1880–1888: Richard Yates Mander
References[]
- ^ The Buildings of England: Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner: 1966
- ^ http://www.brownmatthews.co.uk/churches#f0577dac-dbad-4cef-98c3-6bd678de846e
- ^ "The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR".
Coordinates: 52°16′39.78″N 01°31′51.35″W / 52.2777167°N 1.5309306°W
Categories:
- Gothic Revival church buildings in England
- Gothic Revival architecture in Warwickshire
- Grade II* listed churches in Warwickshire
- Buildings and structures in Leamington Spa
- Church of England church buildings in Warwickshire
- Anglo-Catholic churches in England receiving AEO