The Church of St John the Divine is a

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, Sale,

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. The church is a

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History

The church was built from 1864 to 1868. It was the first Anglican church designed by

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, who had previously only worked on secular buildings. It is in the

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and is made of coursed sandstone rubble with a red tiled roof. In 1897, a stained glass window designed by Morris & Co. was added to the south nave. In 1907, an

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wrought-iron

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was added. On 3 October 1974, the church was designated a

Present day

The Parish of St. John, Baguley is in the Archdeaconry of Manchester in the Diocese of Manchester. The main Sunday morning service is a Family Communion.

Notable clergy

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, later Dean of Exeter, served his

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here * Stephen Cherry, later Dean of King's College, Cambridge, served his curacy here.

List of vicars

* 1868–1875: Thomas Brooke * 1876–1912: Hugh Bethell Jones * 1912–1938: Cyril Bethell Jones * 1938–1947: J. E. Williams * 1947–1964: Geoffrey Newton Barker * 1964–1979: Ernest Buckley * 1980–1991: Alan Wolstencroft * 1991–1998: John Findon * 1999–2012: Ian McVeety * 2013–2015: Bryan Hackett * 2017–present: Richard Sherratt

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