St. John the Baptist
Another contribution to this series, started by sadexploration, is St. John the Baptist, St. John's.
Early in the 19th century a new settlement grew up alongside the Basingstoke Canal and around Kiln Bridge. The inhabitants were mainly labourers from the local brickworks, and surrounding farms and nurseries and the journey to their parish church, St Peter's (old) Woking was far from convenient.
In 1840 the Vicar of St Peter's commissioned the famous Victorian architect, Sir George Gilbert Scott, to design a chapel in neat, simple architecture. The mosaic flooring at the end of the chancel was made by women inmates of the former Woking prison which was once in the Inkerman area of the parish. The church was consecrated by the Bishop of Winchester on 24 June 1842. The church was dedicated to St John the Baptist and gave the name St John's to the community it serves.
As the local population and congregation grew, side aisles and vestries were added between 1879 and 1883, doubling the size of the original chapel. St John's became a parish in its own right in 1884.
A straight forward micro which is placed next to a road so keep an eye out for passing muggles also keep an eye out if you have young children with you. The cache is not within the churchyard so do not try and look for it there - you won't find it!
The cache has a log book but no pen so please bring one with you.
Please leave it as you find it, otherwise it is liable to fall beyond reach.
If anybody would like to expand this series please do, we would just ask that you could let sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication