St John's Church, Dowlais

St John's Church (2012)

St John's Church is a defunct Grade II listed church in the village of Dowlais, near Merthyr Tydfil in Wales.

The church was built in 1827 for local ironworks manager Sir John Josiah Guest, at a cost of £3000. It was gradually completely rebuilt later in the century, in a Gothic style, finishing with the main nave and aisle in 1893/4.[1] Sir John (d. 1852) was buried in an iron coffin in the chancel under a red granite slab.[2]

The church finally closed in 1997 and, in early 2015, was put up for sale with an asking price of £50,000.[2] It was subsequently earmarked for £400,000 of Welsh Government grants to support its repair and redevelopment.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Church of St John, Dowlais". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 Sophie Gidley (16 February 2015). "Former church for sale in Merthyr Tydfil with stunning stained glass window, a Donny Osmond link - and an auction guide price of just £50,000". Wales Online. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Katie Sands (29 October 2015). "Church that hasn't been used for 20 years to get £100k cash boost to help convert it into 20 flats". Wales Online. Retrieved 16 January 2016.

Coordinates: 51°45′41″N 3°21′16″W / 51.7614991°N 3.3543569°W / 51.7614991; -3.3543569

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