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St John The Evangelist Church, Hale, Surrey
St John the Evangelist Church is a Church of England parish church in Hale, Surrey. Consecrated in 1844, the church is now a grade II listed building. History Bishop Charles Sumner consecrated the church in 1844. He was Bishop of Winchester from 1827 to 1869 and lived at his official residence, Farnham Castle. Charles Sumner and his wife Jennie are buried in the churchyard. The church was designed by the architect Benjamin Ferrey, the original plan can be seen in the gallery below. The church was consecrated by Charles Sumner on 8 November 1844, also in attendance was his son George Sumner (bishop of Guildford) and archdeacon Samuel Wilberforce. Unlike Ferrey's other designs, the church is not in his characteristic Gothic Revival style but has a "wild neo-Romanesque"/ neo-Norman appearance. The walls are of clunch and sandstone, and there is an unusual four-stage circular tower." However very soon the church was too small and an appeal to extend the church stated: ''"A few ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surrey
Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. With a population of approximately 1.2 million people, Surrey is the 12th-most populous county in England. The most populated town in Surrey is Woking, followed by Guildford. The county is divided into eleven districts with borough status. Between 1893 and 2020, Surrey County Council was headquartered at County Hall, Kingston-upon-Thames (now part of Greater London) but is now based at Woodhatch Place, Reigate. In the 20th century several alterations were made to Surrey's borders, with territory ceded to Greater London upon its creation and some gained from the abolition of Middlesex. Surrey is bordered by Greater London to the north east, Kent to the east, Berkshire to the north west, West Sussex to the south, East Sussex to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
