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St John's Church, Worksop

Coordinates: 53°18′34″N 01°07′23″W / 53.30944°N 1.12306°W / 53.30944; -1.12306
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53°18′34″N 01°07′23″W / 53.30944°N 1.12306°W / 53.30944; -1.12306

St. John's Church, Worksop
Map
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipBroad Church
History
DedicationSt. John
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseSouthwell and Nottingham
ParishWorksop
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Captain Tim Stanford

St. John's Church, Worksop is a parish church in the Church of England in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England.

History

The church was built between 1867 and 1868 by the architect Robert Clarke[1] and his son Robert Charles Clarke.

Incumbents

  • 1867 - 1872 Revd Charles Bury
  • 1872 - 1909 Revd George Dobree
  • 1909 - 1930 Revd John Henry Bligh
  • 1930 - 1937 Revd Edwin Arthur Green
  • 1937 - 1946 Revd. Cuthbert Rowland James Hayes
  • 1947 - 1955 Revd John Robert Joughin Kerruish
  • 1955 - 1962 Revd Jack Richard Hassett
  • 1962 - c1975 Revd Canon Robert Purdon Neill[2]
  • c1975 - c1985 Revd Albert Brown
  • c1985 - 1990Revd Bruce Hunt
  • c1991- 2000 Revd Glynn Jones
  • 2001- 2011 Revd Neil Hogg
  • 2013 - Revd Tim Stanford

Organ

The church has an organ by Brindley & Foster dating from 1869. The specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register

References

  1. ^ The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire Nikolaus Pevsner, p.388
  2. ^ St. John Church, Worksop. A Centenary History, 1869 - 1969. William Straw, Worksop. 1969.