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The outline of the round church consecrated in 1185 is marked out in St John's Square in front of St John's
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and other small retail outlets and professional offices. This replaced the
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The Order of St John's replacement chapel was constructed from 1951 to 1958 by the architects
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King, C. R. B. (1898). "The Crypt of the Priory Church of St. John, at
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In 1931, because of falling attendances, the parish was united with that of
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A modest rectangular, light-brick rebuild of the former
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