St John the Baptist
Introduction
The photograph on this page of St John the Baptist by Sue Adair as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Sue Adair Taken: 24 Mar 2009
St John the Baptist in Earlestown is a large church but looks somewhat unbalanced probably due to the fact that the original plans had included a clock tower which had to be curtailed due to lack of funding. On August 4, 1875,the foundation stone was laid by Mrs. W J. Legh, wife of the Lord of the Manor, who had donated the land in Market Street. The new Church was consecrated on January 6, 1879.
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