On Saturday, we head into Leeds to top up Dr. My Beloved Wife's teaching attire, and we just happened upon the St John the Evangelist's Church building having its 350th anniversary. It is loaded with restored 17th century woodwork and has a very interesting double nave/chancel interior. I have never seen anything like it. My beloved pointed out that if it were not for the Great Fire and the Blitz, all those churches in London would have their interiors intact like this one... mind officially blown. The stained glass is 19th century and includes a memorial of the man who financed the building of the church sneaking gold hidden in a tankard into Charles I whilst he was being held prisoner in Leeds. Considering the circumstances, I wonder if he wasn't better off with the ale?
The Churches Conservation Trust
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