THE END OF THE OLD ST JOHN’S At the end of the eighteenth century the church stood in an isolated position near the ...
CHANGES AT ST JOHN’S IN LATE VICTORIAN TIMES Although the new church had been built at the start of Queen Victoria’s ...
The stained glass windows in the south aisle are dedicated to Adele Alphonsine Holman. Adele was the daughter of James and ...
Wife of James Uridge (1829-1882 ) daughter of Henry and Louise Gibbins. A choir stall is dedicated to her memory. Her ...
This is an abstract from the Lewes History Group Bulletin no.118, May 2020, written by John Kay Robert Scarlett Grignon was born ...
Charles Eamer Kempe was a prolific stained glass artist, born in Sussex, where there are many examples of his work. ...
Edwin Ade was a well known Lewes figure who lived in St John's Terrace. During WW1, he served in the 13th Royal Sussex Regiment, and was wounded at Ypres. He died on 21st March 1917 age 39.
(NB A Faculty is the church’s equivalent of Planning Permission. It is issued by the legal department of the Diocese of ...
George Mackenzie Bacon (1835-1883) Son of George Peter and Hannah Bacon. He and his younger brother, Walter Charles are listed ...
George Peter Bacon (1806-1878) The quatrefoil window shows the Greek symbol Alpha, meaning ‘The Beginning’. The first panel shows St Peter ...
1889 February We are glad to find by the pleasant odours which arise from the cans which we see little children carrying ...
Known as ‘The last of the Pre-Raphaelites’, Henry Holiday is best known for his painting ‘Dante and Beatrice’ (1883) which ...
These two windows are in memory of Henry James Gibbins (1803-1877). They both draw from the parable of the talents, ...
James Powell in 1834 bought a firm of glassmakers, which had been at Whitefriars, East London since around 1700. After ...
In most churches there are memorials to loved ones who have died – some of these are plaques to remember ...
These two windows are in memory of Louise Victoire Alphonsine Gibbins (1809-1894) wife of Henry James Gibbins (1803-1877) Across the top of the windows is ...
This window commemorates Lt Charles Moore Luckraft RN (1850-1882) who was killed whilst serving on HMS ‘Cormorant’ in the South ...
When the old church was demolished in 1839, some of the memorials were saved and built into the fabric of ...
Although we have several pictures showing external views of old St John’s at various times, we have very little information ...
Memorial window to ‘Arthur Pearson Perfect (1839-1910) Rector for 42 years: dedicated by his many friends, 1910′. The windows show the ...
The Sanctuary windows, consisting of 2 panels in each, were installed as part of the Chancel enlargement in 1883. The left hand ...
An extract from ‘The Schools of Lewes C13 – C21st’ by Brigid Chapman: On 23 January 1871 a plot of land ...
1893Mearch B Balance Sheet for the Year ended January 31st, 1893 INCLUDE balance sheet Our expenses were unusually heavy last year, owing (1) to ...
At a meeting of the Committee, held on March 20th, Mr. H. Grover was unanimously elected on the Board of ...
The holidays commenced on Friday, July 28th, and will terminate on Monday, August 28th. The attendance has suffered greatly of ...