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St Elisabeth's Church is a church in the Old Town area of Eastbourne, England. It was built in 1938 to the designs of local architects Stonham & Sons and Fenning. The church hall is a good example of the architecture of the period. St E's, as it is affectionately referred to, is an Anglican church within the Diocese of Chichester.
The original derelict church building, which is set for demolition in 2019 and 2020, once contained chancel paintings by the art historian and conservator, 
File:Christmas at St E's.jpg, Christmas
File:Worship space at St E's.jpg, Worship space
File:Under the Dome at St E's.jpg, The dome
File:Christingle at St E's.jpg, Christingle
File:St E's Main Hall.jpg, Main hall
Summary of the church at ''Sussex Parish Churches'' website
{{coord, 50.7831, 0.2550, type:landmark_region:GB, display=title 1935 establishments in England Churches completed in 1938 Church of England church buildings in East Sussex Grade II listed churches in East Sussex Churches in Eastbourne
St Elisabeth's Church is a church in the Old Town area of Eastbourne, England. It was built in 1938 to the designs of local architects Stonham & Sons and Fenning. The church hall is a good example of the architecture of the period. St E's, as it is affectionately referred to, is an Anglican church within the Diocese of Chichester.
The original derelict church building, which is set for demolition in 2019 and 2020, once contained chancel paintings by the art historian and conservator, Ernest William Tristram
Ernest William Tristram (1882–1952) was a British art historian, artist and conservator, and Professor of Design at the Royal College of Art (1926–1948).
Life
Tristram was born in Carmarthen, the son of Francis William Tristram, a railway i ...
(1882-1952). Now housed in the new domed church building next door, the Tristram Panels depict the life of John the Baptist
John the Baptist or , , or , ;Wetterau, Bruce. ''World history''. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1994. syc, ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ, Yoḥanān Maʿmḏānā; he, יוחנן המטביל, Yohanān HaMatbil; la, Ioannes Bapti ...
and his parents, the priest Zacharias and his wife Elizabeth. (Tristram also painted a limited number of original works, including the panels at St Elisabeth's and paintings at York Minster and St Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork City). In addition, St Elisabeth's crypt contained a series of large wall paintings by the artist Hans Feibusch
Hans Nathan FeibuschFeibusch, Hans Nathan< ...
(1898-1998). Through this work he came to the attention of Charles Herbert Reilly
Sir Charles Herbert Reilly (4 March 1874 – 2 February 1948) was an English architect and teacher. After training in two architectural practices in London he took up a part-time lectureship at the University of London in 1900, and from 1904 to ...
, professor of architecture, and George Bell George Bell may refer to:
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who provided Feinbusch with the opportunity to create a mural of his own design at St Elisabeth's in 1944. Feibusch chose the allegory of Pilgrim's Progress
''The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come'' is a 1678 Christian allegory written by John Bunyan. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of theological fiction in English literature and a progenitor of ...
as a vehicle for his own story as a refugee fleeing Nazi Germany and his eventual acceptance in 1940s Britain. Feibusch enlisted the help of local people to complete the mural, which is now a registered War Memorial dedicated to civilian casualties of war.
Gallery
See also
*List of places of worship in Eastbourne
The borough of Eastbourne, one of six local government districts in the English county of East Sussex, has more than 50 current and former churches and other places of worship. Several other former places of worship are still in existence but ...
*Listed buildings in Eastbourne
There are more than 130 listed buildings in the town and borough of Eastbourne, a seaside resort on the coast of East Sussex in England. Eastbourne, whose estimated population in 2011 was 99,400, grew from a collection of farming hamlets into ...
References
External links
*Summary of the church at ''Sussex Parish Churches'' website
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