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1904

  • 5 ST JOHN'S FROM 1880 ONWARDS

    5 ST JOHN'S FROM 1880 ONWARDS

    CHANGES AT ST JOHN’S IN LATE VICTORIAN TIMES Although the new church had been built at the start of Queen Victoria’s ...
  • 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 ...
  • Carol Singers: December 1904

    Carol Singers: December 1904

    Parishioners and the Public are particularly requested not to encourage any Carol Singers who may represent themselves to be members ...
  • 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.  ...
  • Church Repairs: April 1904

    Church Repairs: April 1904

    It is time now that a fresh move should be made as regards the further work to be done. The ...
  • Church Repairs: January 1904

    Church Repairs: January 1904

    “The bills for the work lately done in the interior of the Church came to hand in Christmas Week, and ...
  • Church Repairs: July 1904

    Church Repairs: July 1904

    “The Architect’s bill has been paid, and we are now getting to work upon the large window over the centre ...
  • Church Repairs: June 1904

    Church Repairs: June 1904

    ”  . . . we trust that the Parishioners of S. John’s and Members of the Congregation will bear seriously ...
  • Church-Workers: July 1904

    Church-Workers: July 1904

    “The Church-Workers Garden Party at the Rectory will take place on Thursday, July 7th. Those who play Tennis will confer ...
  • Churchwardens' Wands: July 1904

    Churchwardens' Wands: July 1904

    “Two handsome Churchwardens’ Wands have been presented to the church by Mr. Geo. Holman, the Rector’s Warden, the one being ...
  • Daily Services: June 1904

    Daily Services: June 1904

    “There can be no doubt that we ought to have a few people ready and able to take part in ...
  • Disorderly conduct in the Churchyard: June 1904

    Disorderly conduct in the Churchyard: June 1904

    “So many complaints have been made at various times about disorderly conduct in this hallowed spot, and with regard to ...
  • Disorderly conduct: April 1904

    Disorderly conduct: April 1904

    “All persons visiting the Churchyard are particularly requested to report to the Sexton any disorderly conduct; and those who take ...
  • Edwin Ade, 1877-1917

    Edwin Ade, 1877-1917

    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.
  • Examinations: July 1904

    Examinations: July 1904

    For the various subjects in their several divisions the marks were 13 “Excellents” and 4 “Very Good” and the report ...
  • 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 ...
  • Hotblack Lt Geoffrey Turner (1901-1921)

    Hotblack Lt Geoffrey Turner (1901-1921)

    Lt Hotblack , of the Essex Regiment was serving in Ireland during the Irish War of Independence, when he and ...
  • 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 ...
  • New chairs: July 1904

    New chairs: July 1904

    “Two new Glastonbury Chairs, to match those hitherto in use in the Chancel, have been presented by the Rector”
  • Ongoing problems: July 1904

    Ongoing problems: July 1904

    Much is being done towards getting the churchyard into a more decent condition, but it has been found necessary to ...
  • 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 ...
  • Revd. Perfect single-handed: April 1904

    Revd. Perfect single-handed: April 1904

    “As the Rector (Revd. Arthur Pearson Perfect) is single-handed for the present, he earnestly hopes that the Parishioners will remember ...
  • The Churchyard: October 1904

    The Churchyard: October 1904

    On all sides the improvement in the condition of the Churchyard is being applauded, but we cannot help fearing that ...
  • The heating of the Church: December 1904

    The heating of the Church: December 1904

    It is supposed that several people have absented themselves from the Church lately on account of its and not being ...
  • 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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