St John's Episcopal Church (Jedburgh)

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St John's Episcopal Church

The St John's Episcopal Church is a church building in the Episcopal Scottish Episcopal Church in the Scottish town of Jedburgh in the Council Area Scottish Borders . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.

history

At the beginning of the 1840s, Cecil, Marchioness of Lothian, proposed the construction of an episcopal church building in Jedburgh. John Hayward , who was mainly known for building churches in the west of England, was hired as the architect . The interior design is most likely attributed to William Butterfield . Butterfield's earliest work is St Savior's Church in Coalpit Heath , which was completed in 1844. In terms of architectural history, it is interesting that St John's Episcopal Church is possibly a few months older than St Savior's Church and could therefore be Butterfield's earliest work.

The foundation stone was laid on July 14, 1843 by the Marchioness of Lothian. In the period that followed, 75 workers were involved in completing the building. On August 15, 1844, the Bishop of Glasgow consecrated the new building.

description

St John's Episcopal Church is on The Pleasance on the western edge of Jedburgh. Since the British Queen Victoria , the Queen Dowager Adelaide and the Marquess of Lothian also counted among the donors , ample funds were available and the neo-Gothic building is richly designed. The nave is four axes wide and has no aisles . The choir is two axes wide. The masonry consists of quarry stone roughly cut into blocks . Are offset natural stone Details of cream sandstone . On the west gable sits a small roof turret with an open bell. The tracery consists of two or three lancet windows and is designed as lead glass .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b Information from the parish

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Coordinates: 55 ° 28 '53.1 "  N , 2 ° 33' 14"  W.