Pulpit - St. John the Evangelist - Bath, Somerset - Stone Church Artefacts on Waymarking.com

A carved stone and marble pulpit located in the southeast corner of the nave of St. John the Evangelist RC church, which dates from around 1861 when the church was built.

"The foundation stone of St John the Evangelist Church was laid in October 1861. The church was completed and consecrated in October 1863. We celebrated our Sesquicentennial Celebrations, in October 2013, 150 years of ministry in the heart of the city of Bath.

The architect Charles Hansom, designer of fifty Catholic churches in the country and brother of Joseph Aloysius Hansom, the designer of the Hansom cab, regarded St John’s as his best and most rewarding work. The church, on the site of an earlier priory was built by the Benedictines of Downside Abbey who handed it over to the Diocese of Clifton in 1932. St John’s prospered from its consecration until the Second World War when, on 27th April 1942, during the second night of a German air attack on Bath, the presbytery received a direct hit and was destroyed. Fr Sheridan, one of the curates, the housekeeper and three members of the Sweet Family were killed. The church was severely damaged, the south aisle being completely demolished.

The Church is built in the Decorated Gothic style with Bath stone used throughout the entire building. The stone tower and spire stand 202' - the highest in Bath!"

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Approximate Age of Artefact: 1861 Relevant Website: Not listed

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