Church_of_St_John_the_Evangelist,_Plymouth

Church of St John the Evangelist, Plymouth

Church of St John the Evangelist, Plymouth

Church in Devon, England

The Church of St John the Evangelist in Plymouth, Devon, England is a grade II listed Anglican parish church. It was built 1851-1855 by Benjamin Ferrey, who had been a pupil of Pugin.[1]

It is in the ecclesiastical parish of "Saint John the Evangelist Sutton-on-Plym with Saint Simon Plymouth and Saint Mary the Virgin Laira" in the Diocese of Exeter[2][3] and is part of the Sacred Heart Mission Community.[4]

The church was consecrated on 21 June 1855. It is built of rag-stone dressed with sandstone. The Lady Chapel in the north aisle was built in 1883 and was bomb-damaged during World War II but rebuilt in 1955.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Historic England. "Church of St John the Evangelist (1244521)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Saint John the Evangelist Sutton-on-Plym with Saint Simon Plymouth and Saint Mary the Virgin Laira". Achurchnearyou. Church of England. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  3. [3]
    "St John the Evangelist, Plymouth". Achurchnearyou. Church of England. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  4. [4]
    "The Parish Church of St John the Evangelist, Sutton on Plym". Sacred Heart Mission Community, Plymouth. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

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