St John the Baptist's Church is an Anglican church in
Chapel Haddlesey
Chapel Haddlesey is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village is just east off the A19 road, which crosses the River Aire on Haddlesey Bridge.
The village used to be in the Barkston Ash Wapentake and up ...
, a village in
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in Northern England.The Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority areas of City of York, York and North Yorkshire (district), North Yorkshire are in Yorkshire and t ...
, in England.
The first church in Haddlesey was consecrated by
Walter de Gray
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in 1237. It is recorded as having been rebuilt in 1312, and there is evidence that up to three chantry chapels were added to the building. In 1658, it was given its own parish, but in about 1660 that was merged into the parish of
St Mary's Church, Birkin.
The church was entirely rebuilt in 1836 and enlarged, to provided seating for 250 worshippers, at a cost of £700. In 1873, it was once again given its own parish. The church was enlarged in 1878 with the addition of a
chancel
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and a
vestry
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, to a design by William Milford Teulon. In 1884 the wooden
font
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For instance, the typeface Bauer Bodoni (shown in the figure) includes fonts " Roman" (or "regul ...
was replaced by a stone font. In 1891, a tower and spire were erected, along with a porch, and the interior was rearranged.
References
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Church of England church buildings in North Yorkshire
Churches completed in 1836