Church of St John the Baptist, Newport

The Church of St. John the Baptist, Newport is a parish church in the Church of England located in Newport, Isle of Wight. It is a Grade II listed building,[1] the only surviving building by the British architect Robert Gunter Wetten (1804–1868).[2]

Church of St. John the Baptist, Newport
The church from St John's Road
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipOpen Evangelical
History
DedicationSt. John the Baptist
Administration
ParishNewport, Isle of Wight
DiocesePortsmouth
ProvinceCanterbury
West face of the church.

History

Construction started in 1835. The building, at the junction of St. John's Road and Terrace Road, was complete by 1837.[3] It cost £3,600 and had 830 seats.

It was consecrated on 4 April 1837 by Charles Sumner, Bishop of Winchester.[4]

Originally it was a daughter church within the Parish of Carisbrooke, and known as St John's Church, Carisbrooke. It became a parish church in its own right in 1896, by order of the Privy Council. It is now part of a joint parish with Sts Thomas Minster.

Organ

An organ was provided when the church opened in 1837, which was later replaced by a pipe organ by Bryceson Brothers dating from 1890. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[5]

List of organists
  • J.H.Mew 1836 – after 1842
  • A.Wells before 1882–1889
  • Alexander S. L. Scadding 1890–1921[6] - 1921 - ????
  • Dorothy M. Welby Prior 1921–1959 1949[7]
  • Horace Lower (acting) 1959
  • Alfred Westley Faulkner 1959–1960
  • Horace Lower (acting) 1960
  • James Ludlow 1960–1962
  • Horace Lower 1962–1980
  • John Matthews (acting) 1980
  • John Matthews 1980–present
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

References
  1. Good Stuff. "Church of St John the Baptist - Newport - Isle of Wight - England | British Listed Buildings". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  2. Directory of British Architects. Howard Colvin
  3. The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
  4. The British Magazine and Monthly Register of Religious and Ecclesiastical Information, Parochial History, and Documents Respecting the State of the Poor, Progress of Education, Etc, Volume 11. Hugh James Rose, Samuel Roffey Maitland. J. Petheram, 183
  5. "The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR". npor.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  6. Dictionary of Organs and Organists, First Edition. 1912. p. 305
  7. Who's who in music. Shaw Publishing Ltd. 1949-50
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