St John's Church, Worksop

Coordinates: 53°18′34″N 01°07′23″W / 53.30944°N 1.12306°W / 53.30944; -1.12306

St. John's Church, Worksop
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Broad Church
History
Dedication St. John
Administration
Parish Worksop
Diocese Southwell and Nottingham
Province York
Clergy
Vicar(s) Revd Captain Tim Stanford

St. John's Church, Worksop is a parish church in the Church of England in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England.

History

The church was built between 1867 and 1868 by the architect Robert Clarke[1] and his son Robert Charles Clarke.

Incumbents

  • 1867 - 1872 Revd Charles Bury
  • 1872 - 1909 Revd George Dobree
  • 1909 - 1930 Revd John Henry Bligh
  • 1930 - 1937 Revd Edwin Arthur Green
  • 1937 - 1946 Revd. Cuthbert Rowland James Hayes
  • 1947 - 1955 Revd John Robert Joughin Kerruish
  • 1955 - 1962 Revd Jack Richard Hassett
  • 1962 - c1975 Revd Canon Robert Purdon Neill[2]
  • c1975 - c1985 Revd Albert Brown
  • c1985 - 1990Revd Bruce Hunt
  • c1991- 2000 Revd Glynn Jones
  • 2001- 2011 Revd Neil Hogg
  • 2013 - Revd Tim Stanford

Organ

The church has an organ by Brindley & Foster dating from 1869. The specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register

References

  1. The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire Nikolaus Pevsner, p.388
  2. St. John Church, Worksop. A Centenary History, 1869 - 1969. William Straw, Worksop. 1969.
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