St John the Baptist's Church, Old Colwyn

St John the Baptist's Church,
Old Colwyn
OS grid reference SH 869 784
Location Station Road, Old Colwyn,
Conwy County Borough
Country Wales
Denomination Anglican
Website St John, Old Colwyn
History
Dedication St John the Baptist
Consecrated 13 August 1903
Architecture
Status Daughter church
Functional status Active
Heritage designation Grade II*
Designated 9 September 1994
Architect(s) Douglas & 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
Parish Colwyn
Deanery Rhos
Archdeaconry St Asaph
Diocese St Asaph
Province Wales
Clergy
Vicar(s) Revd J P Atack

St John the Baptist's Church, Old Colwyn, is in Station Road, Old Colwyn, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is an active Anglican church in the parish of Colwyn, the deanery of Rhos, the archdeaconry of St Asaph and the diocese of St Asaph.[1] St John's is the daughter church of St Catherine's Church, Abergele Road, Colwyn.[2] It is a Grade II* listed building.[3]

Contents

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 & 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] Starting from 2005 the churchyard has been developed into a community garden.[4]

Architecture

The external walls are built in local limestone with sandstone dressings. The internal walls are in ashlar Cheshire sandstone.[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 Kempe.[5]

External features

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Benefices, Diocese of St Asaph, http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/rb/ben.php?dosommat=detail&which=738, retrieved 2 June 2009 
  2. ^ a b St John's, Church in Wales, http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/parishholding/asaph/a019-en/churches-en/st-johns_-en/church_view, retrieved 2 June 2009 
  3. ^ a b Listed Buildings in Wales: Conwy, Cadw 
  4. ^ St John's Church Garden Project, Old Colwyn, Old Colwyn East Residents Association, http://www.oldcolwyneast.co.uk/page4a.html, retrieved 2 June 2009 
  5. ^ a b Hubbard, Edward (1986), Clwyd, The Buildings of Wales, London: Penguin, p. 257, ISBN 0-14-071052-3