St. John the Baptist, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire

Description

The church of St. John the Baptist, at the north end of the town, built in 1883, at a cost of £2,985, exclusive of the site, is an edifice of brick in the Lancet style, from the designs of the late Sir A. W. Blomfield M.A., A.R.A., F.S.A. (d. 1899), consisting of chancel, nave, south aisle, north porch, and a central turret containing 3 bells: the stained east window is a memorial to Sir Charles Talbot K.C.B. and Lady Talbot, and was erected in 1883 by the members of the family: there is a piscina and two sedilia: the church affords 400 sittings.