St John's Church, Dudley
| Church of St John the Evangelist | |
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The church in August 2011 | |
| 52°30′30″N 2°04′23″W / 52.50831°N 2.07302°WCoordinates: 52°30′30″N 2°04′23″W / 52.50831°N 2.07302°W | |
| Location | Kates Hill, Dudley |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
| Completed | 1840 |
| Closed | 2002 |
The Church of St John the Evangelist, also known as St John's, is a Church of England church, in the Kates Hill area of Dudley, England.[1] It opened in 1840 and closed in 2002 on safety grounds.[1] It was Grade II listed by English Heritage on 21 May 2009.[2][3]
Two churches were built in Dudley at the same time and to similar designs by William Bourne; St John's and St James's, at Eve Hill. It was built when Kates Hill was still a relatively rural area, although it was soon a dense residential area following the construction of houses occupied by workers employed in local industry during the Industrial Revolution. The area became even more built up during the 1920s and 1930s when council housing was built nearby.
In the years since the church's closure, "St John's Church Preservation Group", whose patron is local historian Professor Carl Chinn, is campaigning for the church to be repaired and reopened.[1]
The church's graveyard is the burial place of the boxer William Perry, known as 'The Tipton Slasher', who was champion of England, 1850-57[4] and of Marion Richardson (1892 – 1946), educator and author of books on penmanship and handwriting.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Save St John's Church". St John's Church Preservation Group. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ↑ "Why Save SJC?". St John's Church Preservation Group. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ↑ Listing text
- ↑ Save St John's Church : GRAVEYARD INFO