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St John's Church is the Church of England parish church of the village of Little Gidding in Cambridgeshire. It is dedicated to
A History of the County of Huntingdon
' (Victoria County History, 1936) III:53–57 It was in its turn restored and altered in 1853. The nave is wide and in length and fewer than 30 people can be accommodated in the stalls lining the wall of the nave. The chancel is wide and in width. On the south side of the chancel is a late 19th-century vestry which is a little larger than one half the width of the chancel. Although photographs taken during the 1900s show an organ within the church, a 1999 survey for the National Pipe Organ Register stated that as of 1999, there was no pipe organ in this church.
An Order in Council published in the ''
Friends of Little GiddingThe Giddings
the website for the villages of Great Gidding, Little Gidding and Steeple Gidding
Little Gidding, Cambridgeshire
from a blog by James P. Miller (with photographs)
St John's Church, Little GiddingSmall Pilgrim Places Network; Little GiddingRecords of St John the Evangelist, Little Gidding
Inventory of materials at the Cambridgeshire County Record Office, Huntingdon, United Kingdom
Little Gidding–St John's Church
October 2013
A Visit to Little Gidding
Extracts from 'Little Gidding' - the poem by T S Eliot - read in Little Gidding
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St John the Evangelist
John the Evangelist ( grc-gre, Ἰωάννης, Iōánnēs; Aramaic: ܝܘܚܢܢ; Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ; ar, يوحنا الإنجيلي, la, Ioannes, he, יוחנן cop, ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ or ⲓⲱ̅ⲁ) is the name traditionally given t ...
and is a Grade I listed building. It is brick with a Ketton stone (a form of limestone) facing and a Collyweston stone slate roof.
History
The earliest known building on the site was a medieval one with associations to theKnights Templar
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which was decaying by the 17th century but restored by Nicholas Ferrar and his family when they founded their religious community in the village at that date. Mary Ferrar
Mary Ferrar (1551 – 1634) was the matriarch of the Ferrar family who with her son Nicholas Ferrar founded the Little Gidding religious community in Huntingdonshire in 1625.
Early life and family
She was born in 1551 as Mary Wodenoth (or Woo ...
had the church panelled with oak wainscoting, some of which survives on the south side of the present church's chancel. They installed an organ in March 1631–32 (now lost). Mistress Ferrar also donated the surviving brass font of c.1625 and the 15th-century brass lectern with eagle, while the current cedar communion table also dates from the Ferrars' occupancy.
That church was replaced by the present one in 1714 with a nave 8 feet shorter than its predecessor and removing the west gallery the Ferrars had installed.A History of the County of Huntingdon
' (Victoria County History, 1936) III:53–57 It was in its turn restored and altered in 1853. The nave is wide and in length and fewer than 30 people can be accommodated in the stalls lining the wall of the nave. The chancel is wide and in width. On the south side of the chancel is a late 19th-century vestry which is a little larger than one half the width of the chancel. Although photographs taken during the 1900s show an organ within the church, a 1999 survey for the National Pipe Organ Register stated that as of 1999, there was no pipe organ in this church.
An Order in Council published in the ''London Gazette
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
'' on 13 March 1923, combined the United Benefice
A benefice () or living is a reward received in exchange for services rendered and as a retainer for future services. The Roman Empire used the Latin term as a benefit to an individual from the Empire for services rendered. Its use was adopted by ...
of Great Gidding with Little Gidding with the Benefice of Steeple Gidding.
St John's is listed in Simon Jenkins
Sir Simon David Jenkins (born 10 June 1943) is a British author, a newspaper columnist and editor. He was editor of the ''Evening Standard'' from 1976 to 1978 and of ''The Times'' from 1990 to 1992.
Jenkins chaired the National Trust from 20 ...
' ''England's Thousand Best Churches''.
See also
* Anglican religious order * George Herbert * Leighton Bromswold *Little Gidding (poem)
''Little Gidding'' is the fourth and final poem of T. S. Eliot's ''Four Quartets'', a series of poems that discuss time, perspective, humanity, and salvation. It was first published in September 1942 after being delayed for over a year because ...
* Saints in Anglicanism
References
External links
Friends of Little Gidding
the website for the villages of Great Gidding, Little Gidding and Steeple Gidding
Little Gidding, Cambridgeshire
from a blog by James P. Miller (with photographs)
St John's Church, Little Gidding
Inventory of materials at the Cambridgeshire County Record Office, Huntingdon, United Kingdom
Videos
Little Gidding–St John's Church
October 2013
A Visit to Little Gidding
Extracts from 'Little Gidding' - the poem by T S Eliot - read in Little Gidding
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint John's Church, Little Gidding Anglican orders and communities Anglican pilgrimage sites Church of England church buildings in Cambridgeshire Grade I listed churches in Cambridgeshire Little Gidding 17th century in England 1626 establishments in England 1657 disestablishments 1650s disestablishments in England 1620s in England 1630s in England 1640s in England 1650s in England