Church of St. John, Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Church of St John, Cumnock
Location	Cumnock, Ayrshire
Country	Scotland
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website
History
Founded	1878
Dedicated	1880
Architecture
Status	Category B[1]
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	William Burges
Architectural type	Church
Specifications
Materials	brick
Clergy
Priest(s)	Father Stephen G McGrattan

The Church of St John the Evangelist is in the town of Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. Designed by William Burges for the 3rd Marquess of Bute, it was constructed between 1878 and 1880^[2]

Architecture and fittings

The church is constructed in the Early Decorated style and follows the plan of Burges's Church of All Saints, Murston in Kent. The nave is of four bays and ends in an unfinished tower.

History

The church has some significance as the first ecclesiastical building in Scotland to be lit by electricity^[3] The Scottish composer James MacMillan played the organ at the church as a young man^[4]

References

1. Good Stuff IT Services. "St John's R.c. Church Glaisnock Street - Cumnock - East Ayrshire - Scotland". British Listed Buildings.
2. Ayrshire and Arran, p. 261
3. "Sacred Scotland - Scotland's Churches Scheme" Check |url= value (help). scotlandschurchestrust#org#uk.
4. "St John's Church" Check |url= value (help). The Cumnock Tryst.

Bibliography

• Close, Rob; Riches, Anne (2012). Ayrshire and Arran. The Buildings of Scotland. Newhaven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300141702.