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St John the Baptist
St John the Baptist
	St John the Baptist, Beeston
	52°55′32″N 1°13′0″W / 52.92556°N 1.21667°W
Location	Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Broad Church
Website	beestonparishchurch.com
History
Dedication	St John the Baptist
Consecrated	5 September 1844
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II listed
Architect(s)	George Gilbert Scott
Groundbreaking	1842
Completed	1844
Construction cost	£3,600 (£454,774 in 2023)
Specifications
Length	115.66 feet (35.25 m)
Width	49.5 feet (15.1 m)
Nave width	24.2 feet (7.4 m)
Height	64 feet (20 m)
Administration
Province	Province of York
Diocese	Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham
Archdeaconry	Nottingham
Deanery	Nottingham South
Parish	Beeston
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Fr. Wayne Plimmer
Laity
Organist(s)	Phil Miles

St. John the Baptist Church is an Anglican church in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England.

The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.^[1]

History

The church is medieval and the chancel remains, but the remainder was heavily restored and rebuilt in 1842 by George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt. It was consecrated on 5 September 1844 by the Bishop of Lincoln.^[3]

The organ chamber was added in 1876 by Evans and Jolley of Nottingham.^[4] A new lectern and chancel stalls were provided. The chancel stalls were made by Mr. Tattershall of London.

An £860,000 re-ordering and renovation in 2007 moved the main entrance to the west end, and cleaned the interior, with new heating, seating and a new organ.

The font dates from the reign of King Henry III.

List of incumbents

1267 John de Brademare
1275 Matthew de Leycestre
1327 William de Wyllesthorpe
1339 William de Beckford
1349 Thomas de Oxton
1376 William Askham
1384/5 Richard Mason of Chillwell
1401/2 Henry Serle
1405 Thomas Mareschall (or Marchall)
1420/1 John Thymelby (or Themelby)
1423 John Gynger
1431 John Ketul
1451 John Meyson
1455 Nicholas Bubwith
1456/7 William Taylor
1457 Richard Ellesley
1465 Nicholas Blakwall
1500/1 Richard Burton
1510 Christopher Twistfeld
1528 William Garford
1538 John Mottram
1557 Nicholas Holmes
1562 John Fisher
1592 William Jeffreys
1603/4 Walter Kynnersley or Kindersley.
1650 William Westoby
1661 William Crosse
1662/3 Henry Watkinson
1711 Thomas Trowell
1744 John Henson
1758 Timothy Wylde
1799 Thomas Bigsby
1822 John Francis Thomas Hurt
1854 Thomas John Oldrini
1885 Richard Davies Harries
1901 Arthur Curtis Beckton
1906 Miles Hammett Pitts- Tucker
1914 William Pakenham Cole-Sheane
1924 Leonard Norman Phillips
1936 George Hansford
1943 John Paul Henry Halet
1962 Frederic Norman Keen
1970 John Anthony Johnson
1986 Stephen Arthur Lowe
2000 George Bryan Barrodale
2006 Wayne Plimmer

Organ

The first known organ was installed in 1854^[5] by Kirkland and Jardine of Manchester. It cost £300, raised by subscription and was installed on a gallery.^[6] It was opened on Tuesday 25 April 1854.

Some extra stops were added in 1856 and in 1876 it was further enlarged and improved and moved to the chancel following demolition of the gallery.^[7] In 1903 and 1909 it was renovated by Charles Lloyd of Nottingham and underwent further renovation in 1946. It was removed and replaced with an electronic organ in 1983. This has subsequently been replaced by a new electronic organ in 2008.

List of organists

Samuel Thornhill
Frederick Kirkby ???? – 1862 – 1885^[8] – ????
Norman Frederick Byng Johnson 1895^[9] – 1903 (afterwards organist of St Alkmund's Church, Derby)
Horace Vernon Kington, FRCO, LRAM 1903 – 1925 (formerly organist of St. George's Church, Derby)
John Hammond Fearon 1925^[10] – 1931^[11] (formerly organist of St. John the Baptist's Church, Leenside, Nottingham and St. George's Church, Netherfield)
Stanley Nolan 1931 – 1935^[12]
(James) Harold Allton, ARCO(ChM), LRAM 1936^[13] – 1961^[14] (formerly organist of Emmanuel Church, Woodborough Road)
Michael Grantham 1961^[15] – 1986
Philip Sherratt 2010 - 2022
Chris Warren (Director of Music) and Philip Miles (organist)

Gallery

The chancel
The nave looking east

References

^ ^a ^b Historic England. "Church of St John the Baptist, Church Street (Grade II) (1263823)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
^ "Consecration of Beeston Church". Derby Mercury. Derby. 11 September 1844. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
^ "Church Organ Re-Opening at Beeston". Nottinghamshire Guardian. Nottingham. 3 March 1876. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
^ Nottinghamshire Guardian – Thursday 4 May 1854
^ Nottinghamshire Guardian – Thursday 27 April 1854
^ Nottinghamshire Guardian – Friday 3 March 1876
^ History, Gazetteer & Directory of Nottinghamshire, 1885, p. 76
^ Nottinghamshire Guardian – Saturday 14 September 1895
^ "New Parish Church Organist". Beeston Gazette and Echo. England. 2 May 1925. Retrieved 22 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ Nottingham Evening Post 4 February 1931
^ "Church Organist Resigns". Beeston Gazette and Echo. England. 12 October 1935. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ Who's Who in Music. Fourth Edition. 1962. p. 4
^ "Death of Beeston Musician". Nottingham Evening News. England. 28 February 1961. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Appointed Beeston Church Organist". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 5 August 1961. Retrieved 12 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.