St John's Church, Workington

St John's Church
St John's Church is located in the former Allerdale Borough
St John's Church
St John's Church
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
St John's Church is located in Cumbria
St John's Church
St John's Church
Location in Cumbria, England
54°38′30″N 3°32′39″W / 54.6417°N 3.5443°W / 54.6417; -3.5443
OS grid referenceNY 004 285
LocationWashington Street, Workington, Cumbria
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt John, Workington
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated6 June 1951
Architect(s)Thomas Hardwick
W. and C. A. Bassett-Smith
Ninian Comper
Architectural typeChurch
StyleNeoclassical
Specifications
MaterialsCalciferous sandstone
Green slate roof
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseCarlisle
ArchdeaconryWest Cumberland
DeanerySolway
ParishSt John, Workington
Clergy
Priest(s)Very Reverend Dr Frances Ward (priest)[1]
Laity
Director of musicClare Humes
Churchwarden(s)Mr D Pearson,
Mr N. Glaister

St John's Church is in Washington Street, Workington, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Solway, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle.[2] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[3] It is a Commissioners' church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission.[4]

  1. ^ "Town centre churches get new priest".
  2. ^ St John, Workington, Church of England, retrieved 19 October 2011
  3. ^ Historic England, "Church of St John and adjoining parish room, Workington (1138257)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 October 2011
  4. ^ Port, M. H. (2006), 600 New Churches: The Church Building Commission 1818-1856 (2nd ed.), Reading: Spire Books, p. 326, ISBN 978-1-904965-08-4