Church of St John the Evangelist, Carrington

St. John the Evanglist, Carrington is a parish church in the Church of England in Carrington, Nottingham.

Church of St. John the Evangelist, Carrington
St John's, Carrington
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Inclusive Anglo Catholic
Website	Church website
History
Dedication	St. John the Evangelist
Administration
Parish	Carrington, Nottingham
Diocese	Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham
Clergy
Vicar(s)	James Pacey

The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.

History

It was first opened in 1843 to a design by William Surplice. The chancel was added in 1866 - 1877 by Jackson & Heazell. The north aisle was added in 1922.

When the spire of Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Square was removed by October 1942[1] stones from the spire were used in the new drive at St John's when the entrance from Mansfield Road was walled up and a new drive created from Church Drive. Other stones were incorporated into a wall on the Carrington Lido side of the churchyard.[2]

Incumbents

• 1843–1849: T. Bleaymire
• 1849-1866: David Whalley (afterwards Rector of St. Peter's Church, Nottingham)
• 1866-1877: J. G. Wright
• 1877-1883: T. J. Rider
• 1883-1905: W. R. Sparks
• 1904-1909: Herbert Wild (later Bishop of Newcastle)
• 1909-1917: Alfred Blunt (later Bishop of Bradford)
• 1917-1947: C. Dudley Hart
• 1947-1952: Ronald Sargison
• 1952-1963: P. Black
• 1963-1978: J. S. Wilkins
• 1978-1987: G. Maltby
• 1987-1995: Andrew Burnham (later Bishop of Ebbsfleet)
• 1995-2001: J. Walker
• 2002-2013: J. M. MacGillivray
• 2014–2017: J. W. B. Tomlinson
• 2018 :James Pacey

Organ

The organ was installed in 1949 and was obtained second hand from a private residence in Radcliffe on Trent. It had been built in 1936 by Roger Yates. The same builder rebuilt it in St. John's Church in 1949, and it was opened on 23 February 1949 by Harry Gabb, the sub-organist of St. Paul's Cathedral. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[3]

Sources

• The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire, 1951, Nikolaus Pevsner

References

1. "Holy Trinity Spire". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 7 October 1942. Retrieved 17 September 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Day to Day. Stones from a Demolished Spire in an appropriate place". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 12 December 1945. Retrieved 17 September 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2013-01-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• Church of St. John the Evangelist, Carrington – official website
• See St. John's Church on Google Maps