St John the Evangelist Church, Heron's Ghyll

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St John's Church
St John the Evangelist Church
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St John the Evangelist Church, Heron's Ghyll
51°01′23″N0°06′41″E / 51.0231°N 0.1115°E / 51.0231; 0.1115
OS grid reference TQ4818426977
LocationHeron's Ghyll, East Sussex
CountryUnited Kingdom
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website Crowborough, Herons Ghyll & Uckfield Catholic Community
History
StatusActive
Founder(s) James Hope, 1st Baron Rankeillour
Dedication John the Evangelist
Architecture
Functional status Parish church
Heritage designationGrade II listed
Designated31 December 1982 [1]
Architect(s) Frederick Walters
Style Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking 9 May 1896
Completed22 September 1897
Administration
Province Southwark
Diocese Arundel and Brighton
Deanery Mayfield [2]
Parish Uckfield with Heron's Ghyll

St John's Church or St John the Evangelist Church is a Roman Catholic Parish Church in the Heron's Ghyll settlement of Buxted, East Sussex, England. It was built from 1896 to 1897 and designed by Frederick Walters. It is situated on the A26 road in the centre of Heron's Ghyll. It is a Gothic Revival church and is a Grade II listed building. [1]

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History

Foundation

In 1866, the first Catholic mission in the area started in the house of the poet Coventry Patmore. He became a Catholic in 1862, after the death of his first wife, and allowed Mass to be said in his house a year after remarrying. In 1875, he moved to Hastings and founded St Mary Star of the Sea Church there. In 1879, Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk bought the house. He purchased it for his widowed mother, Augusta Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk. In 1880, she was behind the building of a school where Mass could be said and a presbytery. These two buildings are currently to the southwest of the present church. She also paid for St Catherine's Church to be built in Littlehampton in 1862. In 1884, a temporary church building was constructed in Heron's Ghyll, it was made of iron. In 1886, she died. In 1891, her grandson, James Hope, 1st Baron Rankeillour bought the site from the Duchy of Norfolk and set about building a permanent church. [3]

Construction

In 1895, Frederick Walters was commissioned to design the church. On 9 May 1896, the foundation stone was laid. Construction of the church cost £4,000. On 22 September 1897, the church was opened. [3] By 1904, the debt of constructing the church had been fully paid, so on 7 September 1904, the church was consecrated by the Bishop of Southwark, Peter Amigo.

Parishes

Our Lady Immaculate and St Philip Neri Church, Uckfield Church of Our Lady Immaculate and St Philip Neri, New Town, Uckfield (May 2013).JPG
Our Lady Immaculate and St Philip Neri Church, Uckfield

The priest at St John's Church also serves the nearby parish of Our Lady Immaculate and St Philip Neri Church in Uckfield.

Our Lady Immaculate and St Philip Neri Church

Our Lady Immaculate and St Philip Neri Church was built in 1958 and designed by its parish priest Fr Cyril P. Plummer. It is situated next to St Philip's Catholic Primary School on New Town Road. Inside the church, Edgar Holloway designed the three panels situated behind the altar. The lettering on those panels was done by Alan Taylor, and Joseph Cribb designed the three altars and, outside, the statue of Our Lady above the entrance. The stained-glass windows were made by Aleksander Klecki. Cribb, Taylor and Holloway were all connected with The Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic, which was situated in nearby Ditchling. [4]

Times

There is one Sunday Mass at St John's Church, at 11:30am. Our Lady Immaculate and St Philip Neri Church as two Sunday Masses, at 5:30pm on Saturday and at 9:30am on Sunday. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Church of St John (Roman Catholic), Buxted from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 21 March 2016
  2. 1 2 Parishes from Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, retrieved 21 March 2016
  3. 1 2 Heron's Ghyll - St John the Evangelist from English Heritage, retrieved 21 March 2016
  4. Uckfield - Our Lady Immaculate & St Philip Neri from English Heritage, retrieved 21 March 2016