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St John the Divine, Lytham, Church of England

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St John the Divine,
East Beach,
Lytham
Lancashire

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St. John's is an ecclesiastical parish, formed in 1870 from that of St. Cuthbert. The church, on the East beach, consecrated on 11th September 1850 is a building of stone in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, south transepts, clerestoried nave, aisles, south porch and a western tower with spire containing 6 bells : the principal windows are stained : there are sittings for 800 persons, of which 173 are free. The registers date from the year 1850. The living is a vicarage, gross yearly value £280, in the gift of J.T. Clifton esq. and held since 1870 by the Rev. Thomas Gregory Smart M.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge.

from Kelly's Lancashire Directory, 1895

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Bibliography

A booklet describing the history of the church, containing many pictures, was published in December 1999.

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Cemeteries

The Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Society have transcribed and published the Monumental Inscriptions in the graveyard (1851-2001).

1851-2001

Transcript of monumental inscriptions 1851-2001 held by Lancashire Archives - Searchroom
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Church History

The church was erected in 1848-9, and consecrated on the 11th September 1850. It was a mission church of St Cuthbert's until it became a parish in its own right in 1870. It had St. Andrew's Mission church on Victoria Street, constructed of a wooden frame with corrugated iron cladding, but this was demolished in the 1970s.

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Church Records

The Lancashire Family History & Heraldry Society have published:

  • Baptisms 1849-1949

Baptisms

1849-1949

Original Registers of baptisms 1849-1949 held by Lancashire Archives - PR 3221

1849-1949

Copy of Original Register of baptisms 1849-1949 held by Lancashire Archives - Searchroom

Marriages

1851-1954

Original Registers of marriages 1851-1954 held by Lancashire Archives - PR 3221

Burials

1851-1944

Original Registers of burials 1851-1944 held by Lancashire Archives - PR 3221
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Maps

It is located at SD3711127153 (Lat/Lon 53.736953, -2.954875). You can see this on maps provided by:

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