St John the Evangelist Church, Goose Green
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St John the Evangelist Church, Goose Green
Image: © Marathon Taken: 30 Jun 2019
The church was consecrated in 1865. The architect was Charles Baily who designed the church in the Gothic style of the Middle Ages. It was very badly damaged by incendiary bombs during the Second World War when the roof, much of the stained glass and internal decorations were lost. The tower, spire and apse though survived as did the clock which dates from 1864. St John's was restored after the War by J. B. Sebastian Comper, the son of Sir Ninian Comper who designed many of the features used in the restoration of building, including much of the Lady Chapel. The show of cornfield annuals in the foreground are on Goose Green - see also https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6210898
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Image Location
Latitude
51.462169
Longitude
-0.072482