Buxton, St John the Baptist

St John's Church was built in 1811 by the 5th and 6th Dukes of Devonshire primarily to serve those who came to partake of Buxton's famous spa waters for their health.

The architect was John White, who had already designed other parts of the new spa town. Building during the neo-Classical revival, he designed the church in the Tuscan style. It was part of the parish of Bakewell until 1898 when it became a parish in its own right.

In 1974 St John's became part of the Team Parish of Buxton, Burbage and King Sterndale. The church now serves the area adjacent to the church building and we take a major part in the civic life of the town e.g. the Wells Dressings, the annual Buxton Festival, and other musical and dramatic events.

The church contains 'one of the finest organs in Derbyshire' and the finest outside London to be built with electrical controls, allowing the separation of console in the nave from pipes in the new sanctuary.

There are four Kempe windows: at the east end a Calvary set against his distinctive blue; a St Michael in the south side war memorial chapel; and on the north side the martyrs Stephen and Lawrence.

It is a matter of fact that visitors point out the spacious calmness of the interior and we believe that the building is meant to show us the Passion and the Resurrection together.

Postcode: SK17 6XN

Opening Times
Monday to Friday, 2 - 4pm (Easter to September only)
Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays, 12noon - 4pm

Telephone: 01298 77359

Service Times

Sunday

11am

Sung Eucharist

Weekday services held at St Anne's Chapel (far end of the Market Place)