St John the Baptist's Church, Old Colwyn
St John's Church, Old Colwyn, is on Station Road, Old Colwyn, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is a member church of the newly commissioned Aled Mission Area [December 2016], in the archdeaconry of St Asaph and the diocese of St Asaph.[1] St John's was built as the daughter church of St Catherine's Church, Abergele Road, Colwyn.[2] It is designated by Cadw as a Grade II* listed building.[3]
| St John's Church, Old Colwyn | |
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| OS grid reference | SH 869 784 |
| Location | Station Road, Old Colwyn, Conwy County Borough |
| Country | Wales |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | |
| History | |
| Status | Anglican Church in Wales |
| Dedication | St John the Baptist |
| Consecrated | 13 August 1903 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 9 September 1994 |
| Architect(s) | Douglas and Minshull Douglas, Minshull and Muspratt |
| Architectural 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 tiles |
| Administration | |
| Archdeaconry | St Asaph |
| Diocese | St Asaph |
| Province | Wales |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Canon D Quentin Bellamy MA BMus |
| Honorary priest(s) | Revd Gordon Howells |
| Laity | |
| Organist/Director of music | David Kay |
| Churchwarden(s) | Mrs Julia Greig & Mrs Christine Amos |
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 and 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]
Architecture
The external walls are built in local limestone with Runcorn sandstone dressings. The internal walls are in ashlar Cheshire sandstone.[4] 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 Charles Kempe.[4]
External features
The entrance gate to the churchyard is a Grade II listed building.[3]
See also
References
- Benefices, Diocese of St Asaph, retrieved 20 December 2013
- St John's
- St John's Church, Old Colwyn, Cadw, retrieved 31 July 2019
- Hubbard, Edward (1986), Clwyd, The Buildings of Wales, London: Penguin, p. 257, ISBN 0-14-071052-3