St John the Baptist's Church, Old Colwyn

Coordinates: 53°17′26″N 3°41′51″W / 53.2906°N 3.6974°W / 53.2906; -3.6974
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St John's Church,
Old Colwyn
Map
53°17′26″N 3°41′51″W / 53.2906°N 3.6974°W / 53.2906; -3.6974
OS grid referenceSH 869 784
LocationStation Road, Old Colwyn,
Conwy County Borough
CountryWales
DenominationAnglican
Website[1]
History
StatusAnglican Church in Wales
DedicationSt John the Baptist
Consecrated13 August 1903
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated9 September 1994
Architect(s)Douglas and Minshull
Douglas, Minshull and Muspratt
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking18 October 1899
Completed1912
Specifications
MaterialsLimestone with sandstone dressings and interior
Green slate roof with red terracotta ridge tiles
Administration
ProvinceWales
DioceseSt Asaph
ArchdeaconrySt Asaph
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Gareth L Erlandson
Honorary priest(s)Revd Gordon Howells
Laity
Organist(s)Mr Paul Milnes & Mrs Christine Amos
Churchwarden(s)Mrs Julia Greig & Mrs Pamela Skinner
Parish 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

St John's Church Gate

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References[edit]

  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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