St. John's Church, Kolkata

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St. John's Church, Kolkata
St. John's Church, Kolkata
Location	2/2, Council House St, opp. Dewars Garage, Lal Dighi, B.B.D. Bagh, Kolkata, West Bengal 700001
Country	India
Website	stjohnschurchcnikolkata.org
History
Former name(s)	St. John's Cathedral, Calcutta
Architecture
Heritage designation	Protected Monument ASI
Architect(s)	James Agg
Years built	1787
Specifications
Length	180m
Width	120m

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St. John's Church, originally a cathedral, was among the first public buildings erected by the East India Company after Kolkata (Calcutta) became the effective capital of British India.^[1] It is located at the North-Western corner of Raj Bhavan, and served as the Anglican Cathedral of Calcutta till 1847, when the see was transferred to St. Paul's Cathedral. Construction of the building, modelled on St Martin-in-the-Fields of London,^[2] started in 1784, with Rs 30,000 raised through a public lottery,^[3] and was completed in 1787. The land the church stands on was gifted by Maharaja Nabo Kishen Bahadur of Sobhabazar.^[4] It is the third oldest church in the city, next to the Armenian Church of the Holy Nazareth and the Old Mission Church.^[5]