A print of St John's in the 19th Century, seen from the south.
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Some notable dates
1843-1848 Church built (In the Parish of Snaith)
1849 The Parish of Goole formed
1855 Gaslighting in the church
1852 Organ placed in the church
1859 Vicarage on Stanhope Street built
1868 Church catches fire in tower. Clock and the gas lights and the pulpit, all destroyed, and the church bell cracked.
1878 Churchyard full and closed
1883 East Window installed
1890 New bells, vestry and organ dedicated
1890/91 New Vicarage on Hook Road
1914 Parish becomes part of the newly formed Sheffield Diocese (from York)
1923 Organ renovated
1929 Bells overhauled and chimes added to clock
1936 Crypt Chapel closed
1948 Church restored at a cost of £3,500
1980s New Vicarage, Clifton Gardens
1988 New ceiling and Nave Altar at a cost of £88,000
1998 April Church celebrates 150 years with a new Bishop of Sheffield in his early weeks in the diocese.
2007 Vicarage moved to Salisbury Avenue
1849 The Parish of Goole formed
1855 Gaslighting in the church
1852 Organ placed in the church
1859 Vicarage on Stanhope Street built
1868 Church catches fire in tower. Clock and the gas lights and the pulpit, all destroyed, and the church bell cracked.
1878 Churchyard full and closed
1883 East Window installed
1890 New bells, vestry and organ dedicated
1890/91 New Vicarage on Hook Road
1914 Parish becomes part of the newly formed Sheffield Diocese (from York)
1923 Organ renovated
1929 Bells overhauled and chimes added to clock
1936 Crypt Chapel closed
1948 Church restored at a cost of £3,500
1980s New Vicarage, Clifton Gardens
1988 New ceiling and Nave Altar at a cost of £88,000
1998 April Church celebrates 150 years with a new Bishop of Sheffield in his early weeks in the diocese.
2007 Vicarage moved to Salisbury Avenue
Some vicars
1849-1855 Revd. William Shilleto
1855-1888 Revd. David Bell, had been a doctor both in Russia and in Ludlow before being ordained, and retired at the age of 80. His wife, Lady Dillon died within two months of her husband.
1888-1889 Revd. Clement J.F.Morton, came from Sheffield. Alas, he caught typhoid from the bad drains and died within two months, leaving a widow (for the second time) and three small children.
1889-1909 Canon William H. Carr. The new vicarage on Hook Road was built for him, and there were many alterations to the church.
1910-1916 Revd. Edmund Sinker. Goole became part of the new Diocese of Sheffield.
1916-1920 Revd. Charles E. Curzon, came from Sheffield, and when he left Goole went to London where he became Bishop of Stepney, and later Bishop of Exeter.
1920-1927 Rt. Revd. Geoffrey Lift, who had been Bishop of Shantung in China, was to be seen about the Town in formal dress, frock coat and gaiters!
1928-1936 Revd. Herbert E. Wall. Church bells overhauled, and the Crypt Chapel closed.
1937-1945 Revd. Lawrence L. Knightall, came from Doncaster, and whilst in Goole became a Canon of Sheffield Cathedral.
1945-1956 Revd. Ernest H. P. Rawlins, during whose time the church celebrated its centenary, and was restored, money being raised for the Diocesan Fund as well. He was appointed a Canon of Sheffield Cathedral in 1947.
1956-1961 Revd. Richard Hanson
1961-1967 Canon George Adkins
1967-1979 Canon Wilfred Hudson
1980-1995 Revd. Timothy Leach
1996-2003 Canon Gordon Taylor
2005-2006 Revd John Stride, now Vicar of the Waterside group of parishes in Norfolk.
2007-2011 Revd Tony Sophianou, came from Doncaster, now Vicar of Sprotbrough.
1855-1888 Revd. David Bell, had been a doctor both in Russia and in Ludlow before being ordained, and retired at the age of 80. His wife, Lady Dillon died within two months of her husband.
1888-1889 Revd. Clement J.F.Morton, came from Sheffield. Alas, he caught typhoid from the bad drains and died within two months, leaving a widow (for the second time) and three small children.
1889-1909 Canon William H. Carr. The new vicarage on Hook Road was built for him, and there were many alterations to the church.
1910-1916 Revd. Edmund Sinker. Goole became part of the new Diocese of Sheffield.
1916-1920 Revd. Charles E. Curzon, came from Sheffield, and when he left Goole went to London where he became Bishop of Stepney, and later Bishop of Exeter.
1920-1927 Rt. Revd. Geoffrey Lift, who had been Bishop of Shantung in China, was to be seen about the Town in formal dress, frock coat and gaiters!
1928-1936 Revd. Herbert E. Wall. Church bells overhauled, and the Crypt Chapel closed.
1937-1945 Revd. Lawrence L. Knightall, came from Doncaster, and whilst in Goole became a Canon of Sheffield Cathedral.
1945-1956 Revd. Ernest H. P. Rawlins, during whose time the church celebrated its centenary, and was restored, money being raised for the Diocesan Fund as well. He was appointed a Canon of Sheffield Cathedral in 1947.
1956-1961 Revd. Richard Hanson
1961-1967 Canon George Adkins
1967-1979 Canon Wilfred Hudson
1980-1995 Revd. Timothy Leach
1996-2003 Canon Gordon Taylor
2005-2006 Revd John Stride, now Vicar of the Waterside group of parishes in Norfolk.
2007-2011 Revd Tony Sophianou, came from Doncaster, now Vicar of Sprotbrough.
