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The Church of St John the Baptist is an Anglican church in the town of Royston, Hertfordshire, England. The nave and aisles, which were built c. 1250, originally formed the quire and sanctuary of a large church belonging to the Augustinian Priory of Royston. [1] It was converted to a parish church following the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
It contains a wall painting of St. Christopher carrying the Christ Child, and vaulting given by Abbot John Hakebourne in 1508 when major reconstruction took place funded by the wool trade making it an example of a Wool church. [3] [5] To the north of St. Catherine's Chapel is the Lady Chapel, first built in 1240 and extended in the 15th century.
Uddingston is home to Tunnock's confectionery factory, famed for its caramel wafers and tea cakes. The factory (which also operates a small tea room on the Main Street) contributes much to the village's economy, as does the industrial estate and retail park located on Bellshill Road; this is named Bothwell Park but is located within Uddingston. [5]
The fine instrument at St John's was built by William Hill and Son of London, and installed in 1867 and was installed in St John's in time for the consecration in 1871. Hill organs have a distinctive voice, perhaps due to William Hill's study of continental organ styles, characterised by a bright, singing tone, with fiery reeds and brilliant ...
Cushley first began studying for the priesthood at St Mary's College, Blairs, Aberdeen. From 1980 to 1985 he studied philosophy and theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Motherwell on 7 July 1985 at the Church of St John the Baptist, Uddingston, by Bishop Joseph Devine.
St John the Baptist's Church is the parish church of East Ayton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in about 1135, replacing an earlier chapel. [1] From this 12th-century building survive the nave, south doorway, chancel arch and lower parts of the tower. The chancel was added in the 13th century, and it was altered ...
St John the Baptist's Church is in the village of Guilden Sutton, near Chester, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. [1] It is an active Anglican parish church. [2] The church is in the Diocese of Chester, the Archdeaconry of Chester, and the Deanery of Chester.
The church was built in 1886–87 to replace the older Church of St John the Baptist on a site some 160 yards (150 m) to the north of the old church. [3] It was designed by the Lancaster firm of Paley and Austin at a cost of £7,000 (equivalent to £980,000 in 2023), [4] and provided seating for 410 people. [5]