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St John the Baptist's Church
Church of St John the Baptist, Tachbrook Street, Leamington Spa - geograph.org.uk - 1416233.jpg
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Traditional Catholic
Website https://www.stjohnsleamingtonspa.org.uk/
History
Dedication Saint John the Baptist
Administration
Parish Leamington Spa
Deanery Leamington & Warwick
Diocese Coventry
Province Canterbury

St John the Baptist's Church is an Anglo-Catholic parish church in Leamington Spa, England. The historic structure is Grade II* listed.

History

The church of St John the Baptist was built between 1877 and 1878 to designs by the architect John Cundall of Leamington.

It was recently reroofed at a cost of £250,000 by Brown Matthews Architects.

It is a parish of the Society of St Wilfrid and St Hilda under the care of the Bishop of Oswestry.

Organ

The church has a two-manual pipe organ built by Henry Jones which dates from 1878. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

Organists

  • 1880–1888: Richard Yates Mander
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