Church of St. John the Evangelist, Hucknall
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The Church of St. John the Evangelist, Hucknall is a parish church
in the Church of England
in Hucknall
, Nottinghamshire
.
Th foundation stone was laid in 1876 and built at a cost £1,300.
It was dedicated on 6 March 1877 by Bishop Tozer, an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Lincoln
. It was built to provide for the spiritual needs of the growing number of miners and their families in the Butler's Hill
area of Hucknall.
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
in Hucknall
Hucknall
Hucknall, formerly known as Hucknall Torkard, is a town in Greater Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, in the district of Ashfield. The town was historically a centre for framework knitting and then for mining but is now a focus for other industries as well providing housing for workers in...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
.
History
The church was built between 1876 and 1877 by the architects Bakewell and Bromley.Th foundation stone was laid in 1876 and built at a cost £1,300.
It was dedicated on 6 March 1877 by Bishop Tozer, an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Lincoln
Diocese of Lincoln
The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire.- History :...
. It was built to provide for the spiritual needs of the growing number of miners and their families in the Butler's Hill
Butler's Hill
Butler's Hill is a residential area near to the town centre of Hucknall. It is approximately seven miles north-west of Nottingham, England.Butler's Hill has its own tram stop on the Hucknall branch of the Nottingham Express Transit...
area of Hucknall.
Current parish status
It is in a group of parishes which includes:- Church of St. John the Evangelist, Hucknall
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- Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, HucknallChurch of St. Peter and St. Paul, HucknallThe Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Hucknall is a parish church in the Church of England in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.-History:The church was built in 1956 and further extended in 1985. It is a hexagonal shaped building. It has a total immersion baptistery....