ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH
About us
The Parish of Saint John the Evangelist,Clevedon, a parish of the Church of England within the Diocese of
Bath and Wells, but under the episcopal care of the Bishop of Ebbsfleet, was founded in 1878. Establsihed in the Catholic tradition in which we continue to rejoice today.
The building was the gift of Sir Arthur Hallam Elton of Clevedon Court as memorial to his late wife, Dame Rhoda Elton, who died on 1 November 1873. Sir Arthur also endowed the parish with a new vicarage a school (now the town library)and the land on which the church hall now stands.
Sir Arthur employed the services of WILLIAM BUTTERFIELD a noted Anglo-Cathoic, and one of the greatest architects of his day. St.John's follows the design of many of Butterfield's churches.
Ahigh continuous ridge from nave to chancel clerstory windows - with stained glass of the apostles by Lavers and Westlake A tall tower - containing six ( orignally five) bells - with saddleback roof.
St. John the Evangelist Church 2014
Top Right St. Johns in the early Day's
Bottom Right St. Johns in 1889
The organ in this lofty spacious church is placed on the north side of the Chancel and was built by Father Willis. The Church itself, designed by William Butterfield who was an architect in the forefront of the Victorian gothic revival movement, was consecrated in 1878 and a photograph of the interior dated 1884 clearly shows the organ. Although it is relatively small for such a large Church but, with a range of flutes, diapasons and a trumpet on the Great, sounds well at the West end of the nave. Originally a tracker, the organ now has electro-pneumatic action. A single row of speaking diapason pipes spans the wide alcove in which the instrument is fitted. The console is integral. The organ seems to be otherwise very much in its original condition (some of the couplers were apparently added at a later date).
Ariel Photos of St. Johns Church
