St John's Church, Worksop Explained

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St. John's Church, Worksop
Denomination:	Church of England
Churchmanship:	Broad Church
Parish:	Worksop
Diocese:	Southwell and Nottingham
Province:	York
Vicar:	Revd Captain Tim Stanford

St. John's Church, Worksop is the parish church of Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England.

History

The church was built between 1867 and 1868 by the architect Robert Clarke^[1] and his son Robert Charles Clarke. In September 2019 the Church celebrated its 150th anniversary.

Incumbents

• 1867 - 1872 Revd Charles Bury
• 1872 - 1909 Revd George Dobree
• 1909 - 1930 Revd John Henry Bligh
• 1930 - 1937 Revd Edwin Arthur Green
• 1937 - 1946 Revd. Cuthbert Rowland James Hayes
• 1947 - 1955 Revd John Robert Joughin Kerruish
• 1955 - 1962 Revd Jack Richard Hassett
• 1962 - c1975 Revd Canon Robert Purdon Neill^[2]
• c1975 - c1985 Revd Albert Brown
• c1985 - 1990 Revd Bruce Hunt
• c1991- 2000 Revd Glynn Jones
• 2001- 2011 Revd Neil Hogg
• 2013 - Revd Tim Stanford

Organ

The church has an organ by Brindley & Foster dating from 1869. The specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register

See also

• Listed buildings in Worksop

Notes and References

1. The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire Nikolaus Pevsner, p.388
2. St. John Church, Worksop. A Centenary History, 1869 - 1969. William Straw, Worksop. 1969.