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History of St John sub Castro
History of St John sub Castro
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From Victorian times to 2014

St John's, between 1840 and 1890

Over 170 years of the life and times of St John's Church

  • Bells

    Bells (3)

    St John sub Castro has three bells
  • Church alterations

    Church alterations (2)

    Alterations to the church over the years
  • Church Repairs

    Church Repairs (32)

    Repairs and improvements to the church over the years
  • Church Life

    Church Life (103)

    A snapshot of various aspects of Church Life
  • Church Services

    Church Services (48)

    Meeting together on Sundays for worship has always been a focal point in the life of St John's
  • Finances

    Finances (45)

    Finances are a necessary aspect of Church life. Because there is very little funding from government, all the money needed to pay the Rector and maintain the church has to come from the people who belong to St John's
  • Floris painting

    Floris painting (2)

    A large painting "Christ Blessing the Children" by Frans Floris
  • Furnishings

    Furnishings (17)

    Church furnishings over the years
  • General

    General (4)

    Some items are difficult to put in any specific category!
  • Memorials

    Memorials (7)

    There are several memorials built into the fabric of the church, and some are from the old church
  • Organ

    Organ (15)

    The present organ is believed to have had its origins in the 1840s
  • Parsonages

    Parsonages (16)

    The St John's Rectory has had various locations over the years
  • Relics

    Relics (4)

    Important elements of the ancient church of St John sub Castro were built into the fabric of the present church in 1840
  • Stained Glass

    Stained Glass (14)

    The stained glass windows in the church
St John's Church
  • Map of St John Sub Castro area
  • History of St John's Church
  • The ancient church
  • The present church is built
  • From Victorian times to 2014
  • A time of major change
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  • 1830s (11 pages)
  • 1840s (20 pages)
  • 1850s (12 pages)
  • 1860s (13 pages)
  • 1870s (15 pages)
  • 1880s (15 pages)
  • 1890s (17 pages)
  • 1900s (44 pages)
  • 1910s (83 pages)
  • 1920s (31 pages)
  • 1930s (21 pages)
  • 1940s (77 pages)
  • 1950s (24 pages)
  • 1960s (55 pages)
  • 1970s (62 pages)
  • 1980s (4 pages)
  • 1990s (3 pages)
  • 2000s (3 pages)
  • 2010s (42 pages)
  • 2020s (1 page)
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