St John the Baptist's Church, Leamington Spa
Church
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Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Traditional Catholic |
Website | https://www.stjohnsleamingtonspa.org.uk/ |
History | |
Dedication | Saint John the Baptist |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Coventry |
Deanery | Leamington & Warwick |
Parish | Leamington Spa |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Rt Revd Paul Thomas SSC (AEO) |
Vicar(s) | Fr Stephen Charles 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 Oswestry.
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
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Features of Royal Leamington Spa
- Royal Leamington Spa
- Warwick and Leamington Constituency
- Warwick District
- District Council elections
- County Council elections
and structures
- All Saints Church, Leamington Spa
- Church of St John the Baptist
- Holy Trinity Church, Leamington Spa
- Leamington Spa railway station
- Loft Theatre Company
- Regent Hotel
- Royal Priors Shopping Centre
- Royal Pump Rooms
- Royal Spa Centre
- St Mary's Church
- St Paul's Church
- St Peter's Church, Leamington Spa
- Town Hall
- Woodbine Street Recording Studios
geographical features
52°16′39.78″N 01°31′51.35″W / 52.2777167°N 1.5309306°W / 52.2777167; -1.5309306