St John the Baptist's Church, Leamington Spa

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

St John the Baptist's Church
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DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipTraditional Catholic
Websitehttps://www.stjohnsleamingtonspa.org.uk/
History
DedicationSaint John the Baptist
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseCoventry
DeaneryLeamington & Warwick
ParishLeamington Spa
Clergy
Bishop(s)Rt Revd Paul Thomas SSC (AEO)
Vicar(s)Fr Stephen Charles Parker SSC

History

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ The Buildings of England: Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner: 1966
  2. ^ "Brown Matthews Architects » Churches". www.brownmatthews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012.
  3. ^ "The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR".

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