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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.
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.
The church is dedicated to St John the Baptist. The parish church of the town, it was granted minster status in 2009. Halifax Minster is one of three churches in the county of West Yorkshire to be given this honorific title; the other two are Dewsbury Minster and Leeds Minster .
The Church of St John the Baptist, Hoxton, usually known as St John's Hoxton, is an Anglican parish church in the Hoxton area of Hackney, London N1. [ 2 ] Nearby is Silicon Roundabout , [ 3 ] and also Aske Gardens, [ 4 ] named after the parish's major benefactor , City alderman and haberdasher Robert Aske .
A surpliced choir and processions at St John's was first introduced by Charles Sydenham Ross, incumbent from 1865. [3] Today, St John's choir is made up of a large group of adults and juniors under the direction of Matthew Redman, organist and choirmaster.
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.
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 ...
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]