St John the Baptist's Church, Old Colwyn

Grade II listed church in Conwy County Borough, Wales

Church in Conwy County Borough, Wales
53°17′26″N 3°41′51″W / 53.2906°N 3.6974°W / 53.2906; -3.6974OS grid referenceSH 869 784LocationStation Road, Old Colwyn,
Conwy County BoroughCountryWalesDenominationAnglicanWebsite[1]HistoryStatusAnglican Church in WalesDedicationSt John the BaptistConsecrated13 August 1903ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveHeritage designationGrade II*Designated9 September 1994Architect(s)Douglas and Minshull
Douglas, Minshull and MusprattArchitectural typeChurchStyleGothic RevivalGroundbreaking18 October 1899Completed1912SpecificationsMaterialsLimestone with sandstone dressings and interior
Green slate roof with red terracotta ridge tilesAdministrationProvinceWalesDioceseSt AsaphArchdeaconrySt AsaphClergyVicar(s)Revd Gareth L ErlandsonHonorary priest(s)Revd Gordon HowellsLaityOrganist(s)Mr Paul Milnes & Mrs Christine AmosChurchwarden(s)Mrs Julia Greig & Mrs Pamela SkinnerParish administratorMrs Trish Styles (secretary) & Mrs Pat Owen (Treasurer)

St John's Church, Old Colwyn, is on Station Road, Old Colwyn, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is a member church of the Aled Mission Area, 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]

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 Penmaen limestone with Hollington sandstone dressings. The internal walls are in ashlar Hollington sandstone.[4][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 Charles Kempe.[5]

External features

The entrance gate to the churchyard is a Grade II listed building.[3]

St John's Church Gate

See also

References

  1. ^ Benefices, Diocese of St Asaph, retrieved 20 December 2013
  2. ^ a b St John's
  3. ^ a b St John's Church, Old Colwyn, Cadw, retrieved 31 July 2019
  4. ^ "Church Consecration at Old Colwyn". North Wales Weekly News. 14 August 1903. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b Hubbard, Edward (1986), Clwyd, The Buildings of Wales, London: Penguin, p. 257, ISBN 0-14-071052-3

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