All Saints' Church is a
Church of England
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church in Thorney Hill,
Hampshire
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, England. It was built in 1905–06 and has been a
Grade I listed building
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since 1985.
A
World War I
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memorial in the churchyard is also Grade II listed.
History
All Saints' Church was built at the expense of
Lord and Lady Manners as a memorial church to their daughter, Mary Christine, who died of
cholera
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in 1904 during a visit to India. Designed by the architect
Detmar Blow
Detmar Jellings Blow (24 November 1867 – 7 February 1939) was a British architect of the early 20th century, who designed principally in the arts and crafts style. His clients belonged chiefly to the British aristocracy, and later he became es ...
, the foundation stone of the church was laid on 9 October 1905 by Lady Manners and it was built by Messrs Newton of
Hitchin
Hitchin () is a market town and unparished area in the North Hertfordshire Districts of England, district in Hertfordshire, England, with an estimated population of 35,842.
History
Hitchin is first noted as the central place of the Hicce peopl ...
,
Hertfordshire
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.
[Christchurch Times – Thorney Hill: Dedication of the memorial church – 20 October 1906]
The church was dedicated by the
Bishop of Winchester
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,
Herbert Edward Ryle
Herbert Edward Ryle (25 May 1856 – 20 August 1925) was an English Old Testament scholar and Anglican bishop, successively serving as the Bishop of Exeter, the Bishop of Winchester and the Dean of Westminster.
Early life
Ryle was born ...
, on 17 October 1906,
and the church then began serving the population of Thorney Hill, Bransgore and other localities.
A special service was held on 8 October 2006 by the Bishop of Winchester,
Michael Scott-Joynt
Michael Charles Scott-Joynt (15 March 1943 – 27 September 2014) was an English bishop and a Prelate of the Order of the Garter. He was appointed Bishop of Winchester, one of the five senior bishoprics in the Church of England, in 1995. He ha ...
, to commemorate the church's centenary.
Architecture
All Saints', described by
Historic England
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as a "remarkable
Edwardian Baroque
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Description
Edwardian architecture is ...
church", is built of
Caen stone
Caen stone (french: Pierre de Caen) is a light creamy-yellow Jurassic limestone quarried in north-western France near the city of Caen. The limestone is a fine grained oolitic limestone formed in shallow water lagoons in the Bathonian Age about ...
and rendered brick. The aluminum roof features a cupola on the western side.
The church was designed to seat approximately 100 persons.
Notable features of the interior include a bronze effigy of the Manners' son,
John
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* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Secon ...
, killed in action in 1914,
and a mural painted in 1922 by
Phoebe Anna Traquair
Phoebe Anna Traquair (; 24 May 1852 – 4 August 1936) was an Irish-born artist, who achieved international recognition for her role in the Arts and Crafts movement in Scotland, as an illustrator, painter and embroiderer. Her works included lar ...
in memory of Lady Manners, who died in 1920.
References
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Church of England church buildings in Hampshire
Grade I listed churches in Hampshire