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1870

  • 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 Alphonsine Holman (1854-1885)

    Adele Alphonsine Holman (1854-1885)

    The stained glass windows in the south aisle are dedicated to Adele Alphonsine Holman. Adele was the daughter of James and ...
  • 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 ...
  • Revd Arthur Pearson Perfect

    Revd Arthur Pearson Perfect

    Memorial window to ‘Arthur Pearson Perfect (1839-1910) Rector for 42 years: dedicated by his many friends, 1910′. The windows  show the ...
  • 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 ...
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