Christ Church, Shamley Green

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Christ Church
Christ Church, Shamley Green
51°10′51″N0°31′22″W / 51.1808°N 0.5228°W / 51.1808; -0.5228
Location Shamley Green, Surrey
CountryEngland
Denomination Church of England
History
Status Parish church
Consecrated 1881
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II listed
Completed1863
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese Guildford
Archdeaconry Surrey
Parish Shamley Green

Christ Church is a Church of England parish church in Shamley Green, Surrey, England. It was constructed in 1863 as a chapel of ease and became a parish church in 1881. Christ Church is part of the Church of England's Diocese of Guildford and is a grade II listed building. [1]

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History

Christ Church was originally built as a chapel of ease for St John the Baptist Church in nearby Wonersh on land purchased from a Mr H. Street. [2] The foundation stone for the chapel was laid by the Archdeacon of Surrey, John Utterton. [3] In 1881, it was decided that the chapel of ease would become an independent parish church as Christ Church. [4] Two years later, the vicar Edgar Bowring purchased land next to the church to build an eight-bedroom mansion, which he then sold to the Church Commissioners to become Christ Church's vicarage so that he would not have to pay for maintenance. This remained as the vicarage until 1935 when it was sold by the Church due to the cost of maintenance. [5]

In 1986, it was granted grade II listed status. [1]

Graveyard

Christ Church had a graveyard, but by 1900 it was almost full. Additional land for burials was given to the church by George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe in 1900. Following the First and Second World Wars, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission became responsible for six of the graves of military personnel buried there, who included the former British Lions rugby union international John Selwyn Moll. [6] The entertainer Tony Hart is also buried in the churchyard. [7] as are the cremated remains of Sir Harry Secombe.

Walking trail

In 2016, it was selected as the starting point for a new circular walking trail in Surrey designed to pass by the Wey and Arun Canal and a number of iron railway bridges. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "CHRIST CHURCH, Wonersh". Historic England. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Village Design Statement" (PDF). Waverley Borough Council. p. 3. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Church-Building News". The Builder. 21: 554. 1863. ISSN   0366-1059.
  4. ↑ "Shamley Green :: History of Christ Church". Diocese of Guildford. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Churchill, Penny (13 June 2019). "Not your typical Old Vicarage, once home to an entrepreneurial vicar in the heart of Surrey". Country Life. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Shamley Green (Christ Church) Churchyard". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Funeral for TV artist Tony Hart". BBC News. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Guide to historic venues open to public for Heritage Open Days". Get Surrey. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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