St. John's Church was a

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church in the village of Gamblesby, Cumbria, England. The

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-style church, with tall spire, lancet windows and external buttresses, was built as a chapel-of-ease to the church at Addingham, in response to the local growth of

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, in 1868, on land granted by the

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at the behest of its first vicar, the Reverend Brown. The construction cost £1075 19s 10d (£1075.99), raised through voluntary contributions. Its geometrical and floral three-light East apse, by John Scott was its only

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. After being decommissioned, the

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building was converted into a private residence, in 2010–2011. The conversion featured in

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television series '' The Restoration Man''.

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2010 planning application
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