St John the Evangelist Church, Newbury
Encyclopedia
St John the Evangelist Church is the parish church
in the town of Newbury
in the English
county of Berkshire
.
was founded and in 1860 was consecrated by the Bishop of Oxford
. A church designed by William Butterfield
was built, which served the parish unitil 10th February 1943 when it was destroyed by a German
bomb.
After the war ended, enough money was raised to build a new church. Designed by Stephen Dykes Bower
, it includes over 3.5 million handmade bricks and fragments of glass from the old church.
Church of England parish church
A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative region, known as a parish.-Parishes in England:...
in the town of Newbury
Newbury, Berkshire
Newbury is a civil parish and the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in England. It is situated on the River Kennet and the Kennet and Avon Canal, and has a town centre containing many 17th century buildings. Newbury is best known for its racecourse and the adjoining former USAF...
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
.
History
In 1859 the parish of Saint JohnJohn the Evangelist
Saint John the Evangelist is the conventional name for the author of the Gospel of John...
was founded and in 1860 was consecrated by the Bishop of Oxford
Bishop of Oxford
The Bishop of Oxford is the diocesan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford in the Province of Canterbury; his seat is at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford...
. A church designed by William Butterfield
William Butterfield
William Butterfield was a Gothic Revival architect and associated with the Oxford Movement . He is noted for his use of polychromy-Biography:...
was built, which served the parish unitil 10th February 1943 when it was destroyed by a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
bomb.
After the war ended, enough money was raised to build a new church. Designed by Stephen Dykes Bower
Stephen Dykes Bower
Stephen Ernest Dykes Bower was a British church architect and Gothic Revival designer best known for his work at Westminster Abbey.-Early life and education:...
, it includes over 3.5 million handmade bricks and fragments of glass from the old church.