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1840s

  • 4 THE VICTORIAN CHURCH

    4 THE VICTORIAN CHURCH

    THE END OF THE OLD ST JOHN’S At the end of the eighteenth century the church stood in an isolated position near the ...
  • Adele Victorine Uridge (1831-1915)

    Adele Victorine Uridge (1831-1915)

    Wife of James Uridge (1829-1882 ) daughter of Henry and Louise Gibbins. A choir stall is dedicated to her memory.  Her ...
  • Charles Eamer Kempe

    Charles Eamer Kempe

    Charles Eamer Kempe was a prolific stained glass artist, born in Sussex, where there are many examples of his work.  ...
  • George Mackenzie Bacon and Walter Charles Bacon

    George Mackenzie Bacon and Walter Charles Bacon

    George Mackenzie Bacon (1835-1883) Son of George Peter and Hannah Bacon. He and his younger brother, Walter Charles are listed ...
  • George Peter Bacon

    George Peter Bacon

    George Peter Bacon (1806-1878)     The quatrefoil window shows the Greek symbol Alpha, meaning ‘The Beginning’. The first panel shows St Peter ...
  • Henry Holiday (1839-1927)

    Henry Holiday (1839-1927)

    Known as ‘The last of the Pre-Raphaelites’, Henry Holiday is best known for his painting ‘Dante and Beatrice’ (1883)  which ...
  • Henry James Gibbins

    Henry James Gibbins

    These two windows are in memory of Henry James Gibbins (1803-1877). They both draw from the parable of the talents, ...
  • James Powell & Sons Stained Glass

    James Powell & Sons Stained Glass

    James Powell  in 1834 bought a firm of glassmakers, which had been at Whitefriars, East London since around 1700.  After ...
  • Louise Victoire Alphonsine Gibbins

    Louise Victoire Alphonsine Gibbins

    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 ...
  • Memorials from the old church

    Memorials from the old church

    When the old church was demolished in 1839, some of the memorials were saved and built into the fabric of ...
  • The new St John's Church is built, 1840

    The new St John's Church is built, 1840

    Construction of the new church started in 1839, and the following is from a local newspaper dated June 1839:   The new ...
  • The Present Church

    The Present Church

    This web page is about the history of the present church, built in 1840. However, the history of a church ...
  • Tithe map - Allington Farm detail

    Tithe map - Allington Farm detail

  • Tithe map - Beechwood House to Bevern Bridge

    Tithe map - Beechwood House to Bevern Bridge

  • Tithe map - Court House Farm detail

    Tithe map - Court House Farm detail

  • Tithe map - Court House Farm to Beechwood

    Tithe map - Court House Farm to Beechwood

  • Tithe map - Lewes detail

    Tithe map - Lewes detail

  • Tithe map - Lewes to Landport Farm

    Tithe map - Lewes to Landport Farm

  • Tithe map - Overview

    Tithe map - Overview

    This shows most of the parish, except the northernmost part from Chiltington up to Bevern Bridge – however this can ...
  • Tithe map - Title

    Tithe map - Title

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