Church of St John the Evangelist, Plymouth

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The Church of St John the Evangelist in Plymouth, Devon, England is a grade II listed Anglican parish church. It was built 1851-1855 by Benjamin Ferrey, who had been a pupil of Pugin. [1]

It is in the ecclesiastical parish of "Saint John the Evangelist Sutton-on-Plym with Saint Simon Plymouth and Saint Mary the Virgin Laira" in the Diocese of Exeter [2] [3] and is part of the Sacred Heart Mission Community. [4]

The church was consecrated on 21 June 1855. It is built of rag-stone dressed with sandstone. The Lady Chapel in the north aisle was built in 1883 and was bomb-damaged during World War II but rebuilt in 1955. [4]

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References

  1. Historic England. "Church of St John the Evangelist (1244521)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  2. "Saint John the Evangelist Sutton-on-Plym with Saint Simon Plymouth and Saint Mary the Virgin Laira". Achurchnearyou. Church of England. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  3. "St John the Evangelist, Plymouth". Achurchnearyou. Church of England. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 "The Parish Church of St John the Evangelist, Sutton on Plym". Sacred Heart Mission Community, Plymouth. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

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