St John's Church, Dowlais

St John's Church is a defunct Grade II listed church in the village of Dowlais, near Merthyr Tydfil in Wales.

St John's Church (2012)

The church was built in 1827 for local ironworks manager Sir John Josiah Guest, at a cost of £3000. It was gradually completely rebuilt later in the century, in a Gothic style, finishing with the main nave and aisle in 1893/4.[1] Sir John (d. 1852) was buried in an iron coffin in the chancel under a red granite slab.[2]

The church finally closed in 1997 and, in early 2015, was put up for sale with an asking price of £50,000.[2] It was subsequently earmarked for £400,000 of Welsh Government grants to support its repair and redevelopment.[3]

References
  1. "Church of St John, Dowlais". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  2. Sophie Gidley (16 February 2015). "Former church for sale in Merthyr Tydfil with stunning stained glass window, a Donny Osmond link – and an auction guide price of just £50,000". Wales Online. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. Katie Sands (29 October 2015). "Church that hasn't been used for 20 years to get £100k cash boost to help convert it into 20 flats". Wales Online. Retrieved 16 January 2016.

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