- St John the Baptist's Church, Old Colwyn
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St John the Baptist's Church,
Old ColwynCoordinates: 53°17′26″N 3°41′51″W / 53.2906°N 3.6974°W OS grid reference SH 869 784 Location Station Road, Old Colwyn,
Conwy County BoroughCountry Wales Denomination Anglican Website St John, Old Colwyn History Dedication St John the Baptist Consecrated 13 August 1903 Architecture Status Daughter church Functional status Active Heritage designation Grade II* Designated 9 September 1994 Architect(s) Douglas & Minshull
Douglas, Minshull and MusprattArchitectural type Church Style Gothic Revival Groundbreaking 18 October 1899 Completed 1912 Specifications Materials Limestone with sandstone dressings and interior
Green slate roof with red terracotta ridge tilesAdministration Parish Colwyn Deanery Rhos Archdeaconry St Asaph Diocese St Asaph Province Wales Clergy Vicar(s) Revd J P Atack St John the Baptist's Church, Old Colwyn, is in Station Road, Old Colwyn, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is an active Anglican church in the parish of Colwyn, the deanery of Rhos, the archdeaconry of St Asaph and the diocese of St Asaph.[1] St John's is the daughter church of St Catherine's Church, Abergele Road, Colwyn.[2] It is a Grade II* listed building.[3]
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History
The church was built for the English speaking community when the services at St Catherine's were conducted in Welsh. It was designed by the Chester firm of Douglas & Minshull. The foundation stone was laid in 1899 by Mrs Eleanor Frost who also paid for many of the church furnishings, including the reredos, altar, rails, screen and the pulpit. The tower was added in 1912 after the death of John Douglas, when the firm was known as Douglas, Minshull and Muspratt.[2] Starting from 2005 the churchyard has been developed into a community garden.[4]
Architecture
The external walls are built in local limestone with sandstone dressings. The internal walls are in ashlar Cheshire sandstone.[5] The tower is at the west end and the roof has the style of a double hammerbeam. The stained glass in one of the windows in the south aisle is by Kempe.[5]
External features
The entrance gate to the churchyard is a Grade II listed building.[3]
See also
- List of new churches by John Douglas
References
- ^ Benefices, Diocese of St Asaph, http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/rb/ben.php?dosommat=detail&which=738, retrieved 2 June 2009
- ^ a b St John's, Church in Wales, http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/parishholding/asaph/a019-en/churches-en/st-johns_-en/church_view, retrieved 2 June 2009
- ^ a b Listed Buildings in Wales: Conwy, Cadw
- ^ St John's Church Garden Project, Old Colwyn, Old Colwyn East Residents Association, http://www.oldcolwyneast.co.uk/page4a.html, retrieved 2 June 2009
- ^ a b Hubbard, Edward (1986), Clwyd, The Buildings of Wales, London: Penguin, p. 257, ISBN 0-14-071052-3
Categories:- 19th-century church buildings
- Anglican congregations established in the 19th century
- 1903 architecture
- Religious buildings completed in 1912
- Churches in Conwy county borough
- Gothic Revival architecture in Wales
- Anglican churches in Wales
- John Douglas buildings
- Grade II* listed churches
- Grade II* listed buildings in Conwy county borough
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