St John's Church, Dowlais

St John's Church is a defunct Grade II listed church in the village of Dowlais, near Merthyr Tydfil in Wales.

The church was built in 1827 for local ironworks manager Sir John Josiah Guest, at a cost of £3000. It was gradually completely rebuilt later in the century, in a Gothic style, finishing with the main nave and aisle in 1893/4.^[1] Sir John (d. 1852) was buried in an iron coffin in the chancel under a red granite slab.^[2]

The church ultimately closed in 1997. In early 2015, it was listed for sale at an initial price of £50,000.^[2] It was subsequently earmarked for £400,000 of Welsh Government grants to support its repair and redevelopment.^[3]