OS grid reference SH 869 784 Denomination Anglican Consecrated 13 August 1903 Dedication John the Baptist | Website [1] Opened 1912 Province Wales Architect John Douglas | |
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Similar St Paul's Church - Colwyn B, Eirias Park, Gwrych Castle, Little Orme, Coronation Chair | ||
The Church of St Catherine & St John the Baptist, Old Colwyn, is on Station Road, Old Colwyn, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is a member church of the newly commissioned Aled Mission Area [December 2016], in the archdeaconry of St Asaph and the diocese of St Asaph. St John's was built as the daughter church of St Catherine's Church, Abergele Road, Colwyn. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade II* listed building.
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History
The church was built for the English-speaking community when the services at St Catherine's were conducted in Welsh. It was designed by the Chester firm of Douglas and Minshull. The foundation stone was laid in 1899 by Mrs Eleanor Frost who also paid for many of the church furnishings, including the reredos, altar, rails, screen and the pulpit. The tower was added in 1912 after the death of John Douglas, when the firm was known as Douglas, Minshull and Muspratt. In 2013, on the closure of the Parish Church of St Catherine, St John's was re-dedicated as The Church of St Catherine & St John the Baptist, Old Colwyn.
Architecture
The external walls are built in local limestone with Runcorn sandstone dressings. The internal walls are in ashlar Cheshire sandstone. The tower is at the west end and the roof has the style of a double hammerbeam. The stained glass in one of the windows in the south aisle is by Charles Kempe.