St. John the Baptist Church is an

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church in

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, England. The church is

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by the

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as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.

History

The church is medieval and the chancel remains, but the remainder was heavily restored and rebuilt in 1842 by

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and William Bonython Moffatt. It was consecrated on 5 September 1844 by the

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. The organ chamber was added in 1876 by Evans and Jolley of Nottingham. A new lectern and chancel stalls were provided. The chancel stalls were made by Mr. Tattershall of London. An £860,000 re-ordering and renovation in 2007 moved the main entrance to the west end, and cleaned the interior, with new heating, seating and a new organ. The font dates from the reign of King Henry III.

List of incumbents

Organ

The first known organ was installed in 1854 by Kirkland and Jardine of Manchester. It cost £300, raised by subscription and was installed on a gallery. It was opened on Tuesday 25 April 1854. Some extra stops were added in 1856 and in 1876 it was further enlarged and improved and moved to the chancel following demolition of the gallery. In 1903 and 1909 it was renovated by Charles Lloyd of Nottingham and underwent further renovation in 1946. It was removed and replaced with an electronic organ in 1983. This has subsequently been replaced by a new electronic organ in 2008.

List of organists

*Samuel Thornhill *Frederick Kirkby ???? – 1862 – 1885 – ???? *Norman Frederick Byng Johnson 1895 – 1903 (afterwards organist of

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) *Horace Vernon Kington, FRCO,

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1903 – 1925 (formerly organist of St. George's Church, Derby) *John Hammond Fearon 1925 – 1931 (formerly organist of St. John the Baptist's Church, Leenside, Nottingham and St. George's Church, Netherfield) *Stanley Nolan 1931 – 1935 *(James) Harold Allton, ARCO(ChM), LRAM 1936 – 1961 (formerly organist of Emmanuel Church, Woodborough Road) *Michael Grantham 1961 – 1986 *Philip Sherratt 2010 - 2022 *Chris Warren (Director of Music) and Philip Miles (organist)

Gallery

Image:BeestonStJohntheBaptist.JPG, Image:StJohnBeeston.JPG, The chancel Image:StJohnBeeston1.JPG, The nave looking east

References

Sources

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, Nottinghamshire,

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External links

See St. John's Church on Google Street View
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St John the Baptist John the Baptist ( – ) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist ...