List of places of worship in Mid Sussex
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The district of Mid Sussex
, one of seven local government districts in the English
county of West Sussex
, has nearly 100 churches and other places of worship. Most are in the three main towns of Burgess Hill
, Haywards Heath
and East Grinstead
, but almost every village and hamlet in the mostly rural district has at least one church or chapel. Many Christian denominations are represented, but followers of other religions must travel outside the area to worship—for example, to Crawley or the nearby city of Brighton and Hove.
Many of Mid Sussex's places of worship have been awarded listed status. A building is defined as "listed" when it is placed on a statutory register of buildings of "special architectural or historic interest" in accordance with the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport
, a Government
department, is responsible for this; English Heritage
, a non-departmental public body
, acts as an agency of the department to administer the process and advise the department on relevant issues. There are three grades of listing status. Grade I, the highest, is defined as being of "exceptional interest"; Grade II* is used for "particularly important buildings of more than special interest"; and Grade II, the lowest, is used for buildings of "special interest".
All Anglican churches in Mid Sussex are in the Diocese of Chichester
. Some have their own parish, while others are part of larger parishes covering more than one village. All Roman Catholic churches are part of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.
, 127,378 people lived in Mid Sussex. Of these, 75.9% identified themselves as Christian, 0.6% were Muslim
, 0.3% were Hindu
, 0.07% were Sikh, 0.2% were Buddhist
, 0.2% were Jewish, 0.6% followed another religion, 15.3% claimed no religious affiliation and 6.8% did not state their religion. The proportion of Christians is higher than the 71.7% in England as a whole, while affiliation with Islam, Hinduism, Judaism and Sikhism is much less widespread than in England overall: 3.1% of people in England are Muslim, 1.1% are Hindu, 0.7% are Sikh and 0.5% are Jewish.
ry of Horsham, one of three archdeaconries in the Diocese of Chichester
. The cathedral
of the diocese is at Chichester
. There are eight deaneries
(groups of parishes) within the archdeaconry, three of which cover all of Mid Sussex's Anglican churches between them. Haywards Heath's five churches, and those in Ardingly, Balcombe, Bolney, Cuckfield, Handcross, Highbrook, Horsted Keynes, Lindfield, Scaynes Hill, Slaugham, Staplefield, Warninglid (now closed) and West Hoathly are in the Rural Deanery of Cuckfield. The Rural Deanery of East Grinstead includes that town's four churches and those in Ashurst Wood, Copthorne, Crawley Down and Turners Hill. The Rural Deanery of Hurst covers three churches in Burgess Hill, two in Hurstpierpoint and the churches in Albourne, Clayton, Hassocks, Keymer, Newtimber, Poynings, Pyecombe, Sayers Common and Twineham.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, whose cathedral is at Arundel
, covers Mid Sussex and all of its Roman Catholic churches. The parish of Haywards Heath includes the town's St Paul's Church, St Stephen's Church in Horsted Keynes and Our Lady of Fatima's Church in Staplefield. The parish of Burgess Hill has one church, St Wilfrid's. East Grinstead's parish includes Our Lady and St Peter's Church in the town and two other Catholic churches outside the district. The parish of Worth Abbey covers the church at the Abbey
itself and St Dunstan's in West Hoathly. St Edward the Confessor's Church in Keymer and St Luke's Church in Hurstpierpoint are part of a united parish, Keymer with Hurstpierpoint.
Mid Sussex
Mid Sussex is a local government district in the English county of West Sussex. It contains the towns of East Grinstead, Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill....
, one of seven local government districts in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
, has nearly 100 churches and other places of worship. Most are in the three main towns of Burgess Hill
Burgess Hill
Burgess Hill is a civil parish and a town primarily located in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park...
, Haywards Heath
Haywards Heath
-Climate:Haywards Heath experiences an oceanic climate similar to almost all of the United Kingdom.-Rail:Haywards Heath railway station is a major station on the Brighton Main Line...
and East Grinstead
East Grinstead
East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester...
, but almost every village and hamlet in the mostly rural district has at least one church or chapel. Many Christian denominations are represented, but followers of other religions must travel outside the area to worship—for example, to Crawley or the nearby city of Brighton and Hove.
Many of Mid Sussex's places of worship have been awarded listed status. A building is defined as "listed" when it is placed on a statutory register of buildings of "special architectural or historic interest" in accordance with the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
The Planning Act 1990 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered the laws on granting of planning permission for building works, notably including those of the listed building system in England and Wales....
. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is a department of the United Kingdom government, with responsibility for culture and sport in England, and some aspects of the media throughout the whole UK, such as broadcasting and internet....
, a Government
Government of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Government is the central government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Government is led by the Prime Minister, who selects all the remaining Ministers...
department, is responsible for this; English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
, a non-departmental public body
Non-departmental public body
In the United Kingdom, a non-departmental public body —often referred to as a quango—is a classification applied by the Cabinet Office, Treasury, Scottish Government and Northern Ireland Executive to certain types of public bodies...
, acts as an agency of the department to administer the process and advise the department on relevant issues. There are three grades of listing status. Grade I, the highest, is defined as being of "exceptional interest"; Grade II* is used for "particularly important buildings of more than special interest"; and Grade II, the lowest, is used for buildings of "special interest".
All Anglican churches in Mid Sussex are in the Diocese of Chichester
Diocese of Chichester
The Diocese of Chichester is a Church of England diocese based in Chichester, covering Sussex. It was created in 1075 to replace the old Diocese of Selsey, which was based at Selsey Abbey from 681. The cathedral is Chichester Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Chichester...
. Some have their own parish, while others are part of larger parishes covering more than one village. All Roman Catholic churches are part of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.
Religious affiliation in Mid Sussex
According to the 2001 United Kingdom CensusCensus in the United Kingdom
Coincident full censuses have taken place in the different jurisdictions of the United Kingdom every ten years since 1801, with the exceptions of 1941 and in both Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State in 1921; simultaneous censuses were taken in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, with...
, 127,378 people lived in Mid Sussex. Of these, 75.9% identified themselves as Christian, 0.6% were Muslim
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
, 0.3% were Hindu
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
, 0.07% were Sikh, 0.2% were Buddhist
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
, 0.2% were Jewish, 0.6% followed another religion, 15.3% claimed no religious affiliation and 6.8% did not state their religion. The proportion of Christians is higher than the 71.7% in England as a whole, while affiliation with Islam, Hinduism, Judaism and Sikhism is much less widespread than in England overall: 3.1% of people in England are Muslim, 1.1% are Hindu, 0.7% are Sikh and 0.5% are Jewish.
Administration
Anglican churches in Mid Sussex are in the ArchdeaconArchdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
ry of Horsham, one of three archdeaconries in the Diocese of Chichester
Diocese of Chichester
The Diocese of Chichester is a Church of England diocese based in Chichester, covering Sussex. It was created in 1075 to replace the old Diocese of Selsey, which was based at Selsey Abbey from 681. The cathedral is Chichester Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Chichester...
. The cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
of the diocese is at Chichester
Chichester Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, otherwise called Chichester Cathedral, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Chichester. It is located in Chichester, in Sussex, England...
. There are eight deaneries
Deanery
A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...
(groups of parishes) within the archdeaconry, three of which cover all of Mid Sussex's Anglican churches between them. Haywards Heath's five churches, and those in Ardingly, Balcombe, Bolney, Cuckfield, Handcross, Highbrook, Horsted Keynes, Lindfield, Scaynes Hill, Slaugham, Staplefield, Warninglid (now closed) and West Hoathly are in the Rural Deanery of Cuckfield. The Rural Deanery of East Grinstead includes that town's four churches and those in Ashurst Wood, Copthorne, Crawley Down and Turners Hill. The Rural Deanery of Hurst covers three churches in Burgess Hill, two in Hurstpierpoint and the churches in Albourne, Clayton, Hassocks, Keymer, Newtimber, Poynings, Pyecombe, Sayers Common and Twineham.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, whose cathedral is at Arundel
Arundel
Arundel is a market town and civil parish in the South Downs of West Sussex in the south of England. It lies south southwest of London, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester. Other nearby towns include Worthing east southeast, Littlehampton to the south and Bognor Regis to...
, covers Mid Sussex and all of its Roman Catholic churches. The parish of Haywards Heath includes the town's St Paul's Church, St Stephen's Church in Horsted Keynes and Our Lady of Fatima's Church in Staplefield. The parish of Burgess Hill has one church, St Wilfrid's. East Grinstead's parish includes Our Lady and St Peter's Church in the town and two other Catholic churches outside the district. The parish of Worth Abbey covers the church at the Abbey
Worth Abbey
The Abbey of Our Lady, Help of Christians, commonly known as Worth Abbey, is a community of Roman Catholic monks who follow the Rule of St Benedict near Turners Hill village, in West Sussex, England....
itself and St Dunstan's in West Hoathly. St Edward the Confessor's Church in Keymer and St Luke's Church in Hurstpierpoint are part of a united parish, Keymer with Hurstpierpoint.
Open places of worship
| Name | Image | Location | Denomination/ Affiliation |
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| St Bartholomew's Church | Albourne Albourne Albourne is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. It lies just off the A23 road three miles east of Henfield. The parish has a land area of 772.9 hectares... 50.9310°N 0.2132°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
The dedication to Bartholomew was first mentioned in 1442. George Gilbert Scott George Gilbert Scott Sir George Gilbert Scott was an English architect of the Victorian Age, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches, cathedrals and workhouses... retained parts of the original 12th-century structure when he rebuilt the church in 1853. Ancient fittings include a medieval piscina Piscina A piscina is a shallow basin placed near the altar of a church, used for washing the communion vessels. The sacrarium is the drain itself. Anglicans usually refer to the basin, calling it a piscina. Roman Catholics usually refer to the drain, and by extension, the basin, as the sacrarium... and font Baptismal font A baptismal font is an article of church furniture or a fixture used for the baptism of children and adults.-Aspersion and affusion fonts:... . The church stands on an isolated lane outside the village. |
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| St Peter's Church St Peter's Church, Ardingly St Peter's Church is the Church of England parish church of the parish of Ardingly in Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. The present building dates from the 14th century and was restored during the Victorian era, but Christian worship on the... |
Ardingly Ardingly Ardingly is a village and civil parish in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty about north of Haywards Heath in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. The village is about south of London, south-south-west of East Grinstead, southeast of Crawley, north of Brighton and ... 51.0521°N 0.0899°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
William de Warenne William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey, Seigneur de Varennes is one of the very few proven Companions of William the Conqueror known to have fought at the Battle of Hastings in 1066... almost certainly founded the church in the late 11th century. The wool trade made the village wealthy in the 14th century, and a replacement was built in about 1350 in the then-popular Decorated Gothic style. Some masonry and a stone capital Capital (architecture) In architecture the capital forms the topmost member of a column . It mediates between the column and the load thrusting down upon it, broadening the area of the column's supporting surface... were preserved when the Norman-era Norman architecture About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the... north wall was demolished in 1887. |
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| Ardingly Congregational Fellowship Church | Ardingly Ardingly Ardingly is a village and civil parish in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty about north of Haywards Heath in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. The village is about south of London, south-south-west of East Grinstead, southeast of Crawley, north of Brighton and ... 51.0488°N 0.0797°W |
Independent Congregational |
The area had a long-established Nonconformist Nonconformism Nonconformity is the refusal to "conform" to, or follow, the governance and usages of the Church of England by the Protestant Christians of England and Wales.- Origins and use:... tradition, and the red-brick chapel was built in 1885–86 in the Early English style to replace a building dating from 1822. It is the only active Congregational place of worship remaining in Mid Sussex. |
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| St Dunstan's Church | Ashurst Wood Ashurst Wood Ashurst Wood is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, within the historic county of Sussex, England. It is to the southeast of East Grinstead, just off the A22 arterial road. The village is in the Mid Sussex district of the county, and has a parish population of... 51.1110°N 0.0265°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
Built in 1859, possibly by William Habershon, this Early English-style church of brick with stone dressings was originally a Congregational church. In 1979 it became the new St Dunstan's Anglican church when its predecessor closed. The spire Spire A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. Etymologically, the word is derived from the Old English word spir, meaning a sprout, shoot, or stalk of grass.... on the small tower is faced with slate Slate Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering... . |
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| St Mary's Church | Balcombe Balcombe, West Sussex Balcombe is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. It lies south of London, north of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester. Nearby towns include Crawley to the northwest and Haywards Heath to the south southeast... 51.0627°N 0.1363°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
This small church is of stone (mainly ashlar Ashlar Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges... ) and was reconfigured during 19th-century rebuilding work. The ancient nave and chancel are now the south aisle and its side chapel respectively. These date from around 1300. An ancient tower with a small octagonal spire stands at the west end. |
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| Balcombe United Reformed Church | Balcombe Balcombe, West Sussex Balcombe is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. It lies south of London, north of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester. Nearby towns include Crawley to the northwest and Haywards Heath to the south southeast... 51.0598°N 0.1337°W |
United Reformed Church United Reformed Church The United Reformed Church is a Christian church in the United Kingdom. It has approximately 68,000 members in 1,500 congregations with some 700 ministers.-Origins and history:... |
A Congregational chapel was built in 1893 or 1898. The corrugated iron Corrugated galvanised iron Corrugated galvanised iron is a building material composed of sheets of hot-dip galvanised mild steel, cold-rolled to produce a linear corrugated pattern in them... structure, which had replaced a building dating from 1863, was superseded by a brick chapel in 1996. It is now linked administratively to the Lindfield United Reformed Church. |
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| St Mary Magdalene's Church | Bolney Bolney Bolney is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. It lies south of London, north of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester, near the junction of the A23 road with the A272 road. The parish has a land area of 1479.41 hectares... 50.9898°N 0.2035°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
Over the centuries, many additions have been made to the 12th-century nave and chancel: a tower in 1538, a porch in 1718, an aisle in 1853 and an adjacent vestry in the 20th century. The lychgate Lychgate A lychgate, also spelled lichgate, lycugate, or as two separate words lych gate, is a gateway covered with a roof found at the entrance to a traditional English or English-style churchyard.-Name:... is of Sussex oak and marble. |
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| Bolney Village Chapel | Bolney Bolney Bolney is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. It lies south of London, north of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester, near the junction of the A23 road with the A272 road. The parish has a land area of 1479.41 hectares... 50.9973°N 0.2013°W |
Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion The Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion is a small society of evangelical churches, founded in 1783 by Selina, Countess of Huntingdon as a result of the Evangelical Revival. For years it was strongly associated with the Calvinist Methodist movement of George Whitefield... |
This building was an independent mission hall when it was established in the 19th century. In July 2003, Mid Sussex District Council granted planning permission Planning permission Planning permission or planning consent is the permission required in the United Kingdom in order to be allowed to build on land, or change the use of land or buildings. Within the UK the occupier of any land or building will need title to that land or building , but will also need "planning... for a replacement chapel to be built on the site. In its present form, Bolney Village Chapel is part of the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion The Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion is a small society of evangelical churches, founded in 1783 by Selina, Countess of Huntingdon as a result of the Evangelical Revival. For years it was strongly associated with the Calvinist Methodist movement of George Whitefield... and a member of the Evangelical Alliance Evangelical Alliance The Evangelical Alliance is a London-based charitable organization founded in 1846. It has a claimed representation of over 1,000,000 evangelical Christians in the United Kingdom and is the oldest alliance of evangelical Christians in the world.... . |
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| St John the Evangelist's Church St John the Evangelist's Church, Burgess Hill St John the Evangelist's Church is an Anglican church in the town of Burgess Hill in the district of Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. The Gothic Revival church, built of locally made bricks, is Burgess Hill's parish church and was its... |
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Burgess Hill Burgess Hill Burgess Hill is a civil parish and a town primarily located in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park... 50.9573°N 0.1332°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
The ecclesiastical parish of St John's Common was formed from part of Keymer parish when Thomas Talbot Bury Thomas Talbot Bury Thomas Talbot Bury was a British architect and lithographer.Bury was articled to Augustus Charles Pugin in 1824 and started his own practice in Soho in 1830. At various times he collaborated with other notable architects including Charles Lee, Louis Vulliamy and A.W.N... 's Gothic-style red, yellow and black brick church was completed in 1863. The church, opposite the town's park, has a three-stage tower with a tall spire. |
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| St Andrew's Church | Burgess Hill Burgess Hill Burgess Hill is a civil parish and a town primarily located in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park... 50.9602°N 0.1211°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
A local farm owner built a mission hall and schoolroom on his land in the 1880s. A larger tin building replaced it; in 1908 a brick church superseded this. It was parished as soon as it opened. The east end was finished in 1924, but money ran out before a tower could be built. | |||
| St Edward the Confessor's Church | Burgess Hill Burgess Hill Burgess Hill is a civil parish and a town primarily located in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park... 50.9605°N 0.1487°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
Standing in Burgess Hill's main cemetery in the west of town, St Edward's was built in 1936 on a 2.75 acres (1.1 ha) former brickyard site. It was allocated a parish in August 2000. | |||
| Gateway Baptist Church | Burgess Hill Burgess Hill Burgess Hill is a civil parish and a town primarily located in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park... 50.9539°N 0.1373°W |
Baptist | Built in 1965–66 on a former brickworks, this church replaced E.J. Hamilton's red-brick Gothic building structure of 1894 in the town centre, which was demolished in 1970 when The Martlets shopping centre was developed. | |||
| Oakmeeds Gospel Hall | Burgess Hill Burgess Hill Burgess Hill is a civil parish and a town primarily located in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park... 50.9532°N 0.1320°W |
Brethren Open Brethren The Open Brethren, sometimes called Christian Brethren or "Plymouth Brethren", are a group of Protestant Evangelical Christian churches that arose in the late 1820s as part of the Assembly Movement... |
This building on Station Road in Burgess Hill was registered in the early 21st century as a Brethren meeting room. | |||
| Kingdom Hall | Burgess Hill Burgess Hill Burgess Hill is a civil parish and a town primarily located in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park... 50.9555°N 0.1485°W |
Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The religion reports worldwide membership of over 7 million adherents involved in evangelism, convention attendance of over 12 million, and annual... |
The Jehovah's Witnesses community which occupies this modern brick building originally met in Haywards Heath at the former St Edmund's Hall. | |||
| Burgess Hill Methodist Church | Burgess Hill Burgess Hill Burgess Hill is a civil parish and a town primarily located in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park... 50.9574°N 0.1393°W |
Methodist Methodism Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother... |
This brick building on London Road was built in 1957–58 to replace an adjacent brick and stone church of 1900, which was built in the Perpendicular style by J. Weir. This is now the church hall. | |||
| Mid Sussex Christian Centre | Burgess Hill Burgess Hill Burgess Hill is a civil parish and a town primarily located in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park... 50.9618°N 0.1372°W |
Pentecostal Pentecostalism Pentecostalism is a diverse and complex movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on a direct personal experience of God through the baptism in the Holy Spirit, has an eschatological focus, and is an experiential religion. The term Pentecostal is derived from Pentecost, the Greek... |
The core of the building is W. Brooker's brick and tile Congregational church of 1829, dedicated to St John. Major alterations were made in 1923. Since 1978 it has been a Pentecostalist church. Under its present name, it is affiliated with the Assemblies of God Assemblies of God The Assemblies of God , officially the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, is a group of over 140 autonomous but loosely-associated national groupings of churches which together form the world's largest Pentecostal denomination... fellowship. |
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| St Wilfrid's Church | Burgess Hill Burgess Hill Burgess Hill is a civil parish and a town primarily located in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park... 50.9537°N 0.1346°W |
Roman Catholic | The former Congregational chapel in Grove Road served as Burgess Hill's Roman Catholic church until St Wilfrid's was built by a local firm in 1940. Frank Brangwyn Frank Brangwyn Sir Frank William Brangwyn RA RWS RBA was an Anglo-Welsh artist, painter, water colourist, virtuoso engraver and illustrator, and progressive designer.- Biography :... provided the Stations of the Cross Stations of the Cross Stations of the Cross refers to the depiction of the final hours of Jesus, and the devotion commemorating the Passion. The tradition as chapel devotion began with St... and Joseph Cribb, a pupil of Eric Gill Eric Gill Arthur Eric Rowton Gill was a British sculptor, typeface designer, stonecutter and printmaker, who was associated with the Arts and Crafts movement... , carved the statue of Saint Wilfrid Wilfrid Wilfrid was an English bishop and saint. Born a Northumbrian noble, he entered religious life as a teenager and studied at Lindisfarne, at Canterbury, in Gaul, and at Rome; he returned to Northumbria in about 660, and became the abbot of a newly founded monastery at Ripon... above the entrance. |
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| Salvation Army Hall | Burgess Hill Burgess Hill Burgess Hill is a civil parish and a town primarily located in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park... 50.9563°N 0.1300°W |
Salvation Army The Salvation Army The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries.... |
The Salvation Army have a small hall on Cyprus Road in the town centre. It was built in 1906 to replace a building in nearby Mill Road, in which the congregation had met since 1898. The white-painted hall is of stone and brick. | |||
| All Saints Church | Burgess Hill Burgess Hill Burgess Hill is a civil parish and a town primarily located in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park... 50.9539°N 0.1250°W |
United Reformed Church United Reformed Church The United Reformed Church is a Christian church in the United Kingdom. It has approximately 68,000 members in 1,500 congregations with some 700 ministers.-Origins and history:... |
Burgess Hill's first Congregational chapel, in Grove Road, was replaced by this Classical Classical architecture Classical architecture is a mode of architecture employing vocabulary derived in part from the Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, enriched by classicizing architectural practice in Europe since the Renaissance... building with a large portico Portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls... and columns—an unusual style for such a late construction date (1881). John Betjeman John Betjeman Sir John Betjeman, CBE was an English poet, writer and broadcaster who described himself in Who's Who as a "poet and hack".He was a founding member of the Victorian Society and a passionate defender of Victorian architecture... thought it was the town's only decent piece of architecture. It was registered as Junction Road Church. |
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| St John the Baptist's Church St John the Baptist's Church, Clayton St John the Baptist's Church is the Church of England parish church of the village of Clayton in the district of Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. The small and simple Saxon building is distinguished by its "remarkable" and extensive set of... |
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Clayton Clayton, West Sussex Clayton is a small village at the foot of the South Downs in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. It lies south of London, north of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester. Other nearby towns include Burgess Hill to the north and Lewes, the county town of East... 50.9105°N 0.1534°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
This ancient church's 12th-century wall paintings Mural A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface. A particularly distinguishing characteristic of mural painting is that the architectural elements of the given space are harmoniously incorporated into the picture.-History:Murals of... are "unique in England" according to Pevsner Nikolaus Pevsner Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, FBA was a German-born British scholar of history of art and, especially, of history of architecture... . The nave, chancel arch and parts of the chancel are pre-Norman Norman conquest of England The Norman conquest of England began on 28 September 1066 with the invasion of England by William, Duke of Normandy. William became known as William the Conqueror after his victory at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066, defeating King Harold II of England... . The wooden bell-turret has three bells. |
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| St John the Evangelist's Church | Copthorne Copthorne, West Sussex Copthorne is a village in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. It lies close to Gatwick Airport, south of London, north of Brighton, and northeast of the county town of Chichester. Nearby towns include Crawley to the southwest and East Grinstead to the east... 51.1394°N 0.1177°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
Copthorne parish was created from part of Worth Worth, West Sussex The civil parish of Worth, which includes the villages of Copthorne, West Sussex and Crawley Down, covers an area of and has a population of 9888 persons. The ecclesiastical parish was one of the larger West Sussex parishes, encompassing the entire area along the West Sussex/Surrey border between... in 1881. Designed in Early English style by William Habershon and built in 1877, the stone-built parish church has a chancel, nave with north and south aisles, and a tower topped with a steeple and incorporating a porch. |
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| Copthorne Chapel | Copthorne Copthorne, West Sussex Copthorne is a village in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. It lies close to Gatwick Airport, south of London, north of Brighton, and northeast of the county town of Chichester. Nearby towns include Crawley to the southwest and East Grinstead to the east... 51.1398°N 0.0906°W |
Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion The Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion is a small society of evangelical churches, founded in 1783 by Selina, Countess of Huntingdon as a result of the Evangelical Revival. For years it was strongly associated with the Calvinist Methodist movement of George Whitefield... |
This was one of four chapels established in the area by this small evangelical group—Turners Hill, Crawley Down and West Hoathly had them by the early 19th century as well—but it is the only one still used by them. The stone building was opened on 5 September 1827. | |||
| All Saints Church | Crawley Down Crawley Down Crawley Down is a village in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. There is one church, one school, and a number of social groups. It lies seven miles from Gatwick Airport. Nearest railway stations are Three Bridges and East Grinstead... 51.1213°N 0.0839°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
The church, built in 1843–44 of rough-finished stone in the Early English style, gained its own parish in 1862. North and south aisles were added in 1871 and 1888 respectively. The original galleries were taken out in 1888, and a porch was built in 1892. | |||
| Holy Trinity Church Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican church in the village of Cuckfield in the district of Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. It was founded in the 11th century and was in the possession of Lewes Priory in 1090, but the present structure dates... |
Cuckfield Cuckfield Cuckfield is a large village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England, on the southern slopes of the Weald. It lies south of London, north of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester. Nearby towns include Haywards Heath to the southeast and Burgess... 51.0049°N 0.1434°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
Most of the present structure was built between 1250 and 1340, but an older church on the site was held by Lewes Priory Lewes Priory The Priory of St Pancras was the first Cluniac house in England and had one of the largest monastic churches in the country. It was set within an extensive walled and gated precinct laid out in a commanding location fronting the tidal shore-line at the head of the Ouse valley to the south of Lewes... in around 1090. The tower, with its thin spire of shingle, is the oldest part. Charles Eamer Kempe Charles Eamer Kempe Charles Eamer Kempe was a well-known Victorian stained glass designer. After attending Twyford School, he studied for the priesthood at Pembroke College, Oxford, but it became clear that his severe stammer would be an impediment to preaching... added much stained glass Stained glass The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings... in the 19th century. |
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| Cuckfield Baptist Church | Cuckfield Cuckfield Cuckfield is a large village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England, on the southern slopes of the Weald. It lies south of London, north of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester. Nearby towns include Haywards Heath to the southeast and Burgess... 51.0111°N 0.1398°W |
Baptist | Cuckfield's Baptist community numbered 20 by 1724, and it established a church in 1772. The small, rendered Stucco Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture... building, erected in a farmer's field, was extended in 1968. |
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| St Swithun's Church St. Swithun's Church, East Grinstead St. Swithun's is a church in East Grinstead, West Sussex, England. A Grade II* listed building.The site had a church since the 11th century. It was struck by lightning in 1772 and after it was rebuilt by James Wyatt it was opened in 1789. It is situated on a hill-top site near entrance to town,... |
East Grinstead East Grinstead East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester... 51.1243°N 0.0059°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
Although first documented in about 1100, when it came under the control of Lewes Priory Lewes Priory The Priory of St Pancras was the first Cluniac house in England and had one of the largest monastic churches in the country. It was set within an extensive walled and gated precinct laid out in a commanding location fronting the tidal shore-line at the head of the Ouse valley to the south of Lewes... , East Grinstead's parish church may have older origins. Little is known about the original structure, which fell into disrepair, collapsed and was rebuilt in 1789 by James Wyatt James Wyatt James Wyatt RA , was an English architect, a rival of Robert Adam in the neoclassical style, who far outdid Adam in his work in the neo-Gothic style.-Early classical career:... in local yellow sandstone. Charles Eamer Kempe Charles Eamer Kempe Charles Eamer Kempe was a well-known Victorian stained glass designer. After attending Twyford School, he studied for the priesthood at Pembroke College, Oxford, but it became clear that his severe stammer would be an impediment to preaching... designed the stained glass Stained glass The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings... . |
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| St Barnabas' Church | East Grinstead East Grinstead East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester... 51.1150°N 0.0116°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
The present building dates from 1975 and replaced its 63-year-old predecessor—a barn donated by Lady Musgrave. The west wall is stone-built; the rest of the building is timber. Along with St Luke's Church, it is a daughter church of St Swithun's, and serves the southern part of the parish. | |||
| St Luke's Church | East Grinstead East Grinstead East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester... 51.1373°N 0.0005°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
The third church in the parish of St Swithun's Church opened in 1954 to serve the Stone Quarry estate north of East Grinstead. Architect E.F. Starling's design used brown and yellow brick and features a large area of glass in one wall. A church hall is integrated into the building. | |||
| St Mary the Virgin Church | East Grinstead East Grinstead East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester... 51.1323°N 0.0199°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
Construction started in 1891 and proceeded gradually until 1912. The church was parished and consecrated in 1905. W.T. Lowdell's Decorated Gothic red-brick building, which serves the northwest part of the town, has a flèche Flèche A flèche is used in French architecture to refer to a spire and in English to refer to a lead-covered timber spire, or spirelet. These are placed on the ridges of church or cathedral roofs and are usually relatively small... and a wooden bell-tower. |
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| West Street Baptist Church West Street Baptist Church, East Grinstead West Street Baptist Church is a Baptist church in East Grinstead, a town in the district of Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex... |
East Grinstead East Grinstead East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester... 51.1242°N 0.0089°W |
Baptist | This was built in 1810 as the Zion Chapel—a name it retained for many years. The brick façade, in a loosely Classical style, has three large arched windows in shallow recesses at first-floor level, below a brick pediment; the ground floor is much altered. It was funded by a local brewer and was the town's first Nonconformist Nonconformism Nonconformity is the refusal to "conform" to, or follow, the governance and usages of the Church of England by the Protestant Christians of England and Wales.- Origins and use:... place of worship. |
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| Kingdom Hall | East Grinstead East Grinstead East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester... 51.1280°N 0.0138°W |
Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The religion reports worldwide membership of over 7 million adherents involved in evangelism, convention attendance of over 12 million, and annual... |
A Jehovah's Witnesses community became established in East Grinstead in 1967, when it moved into a hall formerly used by the Salvation Army The Salvation Army The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries.... . A new Kingdom Hall has since been built. |
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| Trinity Methodist Church | East Grinstead East Grinstead East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester... 51.1314°N 0.0187°W |
Methodist Methodism Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother... |
The Primitive Methodist Primitive Methodism Primitive Methodism was a major movement in English Methodism from about 1810 until the Methodist Union in 1932. The Primitive Methodist Church still exists in the United States.-Origins:... community, established in 1868, worshipped at a building in London Road from 1884 until 1938, when they moved to new premises nearby. The church was extended in 1970 and 1980 as membership grew. |
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| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | East Grinstead East Grinstead East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester... 51.1234°N 0.0098°W |
Mormon | East Grinstead's Mormon community worshipped in church halls around the town until they built their own church in 1985 on Ship Street. Administratively, it is in the Crawley Stake. In 1958, London England Temple London England Temple The London England Temple is the 12th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is located in Newchapel, Surrey, England.... —Britain's first Mormon temple Temple (LDS Church) In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , a temple is a building dedicated to be a House of the Lord, and they are considered by Church members to be the most sacred structures on earth. Upon completion, temples are usually open to the public for a short period of time... —was built nearby at Newchapel Newchapel, Surrey Newchapel is a village in Surrey, England. It lies on the A22 between Godstone and East Grinstead. It is the location of the London England Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . The temple, only open to followers of that religious group, has a visitors' centre where the... . |
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| Our Lady and St Peter's Church | East Grinstead East Grinstead East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester... 51.1286°N 0.0149°W |
Roman Catholic | Frederick Walters Frederick Walters Frederick Arthur Walters was a Scottish architect working in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, notable for his Roman Catholic churches.-Life:... designed a Norman-style stone church for East Grinstead's Roman Catholic community in 1898. The interior, which does not continue this architectural theme Norman architecture About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the... , has a window commemorating the founders, Sir Edward Blount (part of the Blount baronetcy Blount Baronets The Blount Baronetcy of Sodington, [Mamble] in the County of Worcester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 5 October 1642 for Walter Blount, High Sheriff of Worcestershire in 1619 and Member of Parliament for Droitwich from 1624 to 1625. He later fought as a Royalist in the Civil War. He... ) and his wife. |
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| Moat United Reformed Church | East Grinstead East Grinstead East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester... 51.1287°N 0.0141°W |
United Reformed Church United Reformed Church The United Reformed Church is a Christian church in the United Kingdom. It has approximately 68,000 members in 1,500 congregations with some 700 ministers.-Origins and history:... |
A Congregational Congregational church Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs.... community started to meet in the town in 1866. In 1870 they built a permanent church near the railway station East Grinstead railway station East Grinstead railway station serves the town of East Grinstead in West Sussex. The station was formerly divided into two levels: the higher level platforms serving the Three Bridges to Tunbridge Wells Central Line, whilst the lower level platforms received services from the Oxted Line 49 km ... . Edward Steer designed it in the Early English style; his building is of stone and has a tower with a spire. |
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| All Saints Church | Handcross Handcross Handcross is a village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the A23 road 4.2 miles south of Crawley.Nymans Garden, of parklands run by the National Trust, is near to Handcross, as are of woodland and water gardens at High Beeches Garden.Handcross has two public houses,... 51.0525°N 0.2023°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
The village's Anglican church, with a distinctive bell-turret, is administered from Slaugham. In the 1950s, some of its land had to be acquired for the building of the adjacent A23 A23 road The A23 road is a major road in the United Kingdom between London and Brighton, East Sussex. It became an arterial route following the construction of Westminster Bridge in 1750 and the consequent improvement of roads leading to the bridge south of the river by the Turnpike Trusts... bypass Bypass (road) A bypass is a road or highway that avoids or "bypasses" a built-up area, town, or village, to let through traffic flow without interference from local traffic, to reduce congestion in the built-up area, and to improve road safety.... . |
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| Zoar Strict Baptist Chapel | Handcross Handcross Handcross is a village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the A23 road 4.2 miles south of Crawley.Nymans Garden, of parklands run by the National Trust, is near to Handcross, as are of woodland and water gardens at High Beeches Garden.Handcross has two public houses,... 51.0543°N 0.2007°W |
Baptist | A round-windowed, red and yellow brick building of 1888 replaced the village's first Baptist chapel, first recorded in 1782. The chapel's congregation is aligned with the Gospel Standard Gospel Standard The Gospel Standard is a Strict Baptist magazine first published in 1835 by John Gadsby. The current editor is Benjamin Ashworth Ramsbottom.... movement. |
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| St Francis of Assisi's Church | Hassocks Hassocks Hassocks is a large village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. Its name is believed to derive from the tufts of grass found in the surrounding fields.... 50.9305°N 0.1461°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
This small church was built in 1975 and is one of three in the Anglican parish of Clayton with Keymer. | |||
| Hassocks United Reformed Church | Hassocks Hassocks Hassocks is a large village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. Its name is believed to derive from the tufts of grass found in the surrounding fields.... 50.9246°N 0.1414°W |
United Reformed Church United Reformed Church The United Reformed Church is a Christian church in the United Kingdom. It has approximately 68,000 members in 1,500 congregations with some 700 ministers.-Origins and history:... |
Standing in the centre of the village, this is a former Congregational church which dates from 1885. The former red-brick exterior can still be seen at the side, but the front was rebuilt in imitation stone in 1964. | |||
| St Wilfrid's Church St Wilfrid's Church, Haywards Heath St Wilfrid's Church is an Anglican church in the town of Haywards Heath in the district of Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. It is Haywards Heath's parish church, and is the mother church to two of the town's four other Anglican churches... |
Haywards Heath Haywards Heath -Climate:Haywards Heath experiences an oceanic climate similar to almost all of the United Kingdom.-Rail:Haywards Heath railway station is a major station on the Brighton Main Line... 50.9992°N 0.1046°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
George Frederick Bodley George Frederick Bodley George Frederick Bodley was an English architect working in the Gothic revival style.-Personal life:Bodley was the youngest son of William Hulme Bodley, M.D. of Edinburgh, physician at Hull Royal Infirmary, Kingston upon Hull, who in 1838 retired to his wife's home town, Brighton, Sussex, England.... 's Decorated Gothic sandstone church of 1863–65 is Haywards Heath's Anglican parish church Parish church A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches.... . It was consecrated in 1865 by the Bishop of Chichester Bishop of Chichester The Bishop of Chichester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the Counties of East and West Sussex. The see is in the City of Chichester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity... . The tower is 88 feet (26.8 m) tall and has 11 bells. The stained glass includes depictions of wounded First World War World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... soldiers. |
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| St Richard's Church St Richard's Church, Haywards Heath St Richard's Church is an Anglican church in the town of Haywards Heath in the district of Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex... |
Haywards Heath Haywards Heath -Climate:Haywards Heath experiences an oceanic climate similar to almost all of the United Kingdom.-Rail:Haywards Heath railway station is a major station on the Brighton Main Line... 51.0062°N 0.1015°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
The dark brick exterior hides reinforced concrete Reinforced concrete Reinforced concrete is concrete in which reinforcement bars , reinforcement grids, plates or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen the concrete in tension. It was invented by French gardener Joseph Monier in 1849 and patented in 1867. The term Ferro Concrete refers only to concrete that is... , the main building material for this late-1930s church by Keir Hett, which has elements of the Art Deco Art Deco Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and... style. It replaced an earlier chapel with the same dedication, and became parished in 1939. |
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| Church of the Ascension | Haywards Heath Haywards Heath -Climate:Haywards Heath experiences an oceanic climate similar to almost all of the United Kingdom.-Rail:Haywards Heath railway station is a major station on the Brighton Main Line... 50.9891°N 0.1077°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
In the 1960s, St Edmund's Hall—home to an Anglican congregation at that time—was sold and the money raised was used to build this church on a new housing estate in the south of the town. Since 2003, when the Church of the Good Shepherd closed, it has also served the Franklands Village estate. The original octagonal timber structure was rebuilt in brick and concrete in 1997. | |||
| Church of the Presentation | Haywards Heath Haywards Heath -Climate:Haywards Heath experiences an oceanic climate similar to almost all of the United Kingdom.-Rail:Haywards Heath railway station is a major station on the Brighton Main Line... 51.0009°N 0.0927°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
A temporary church made of iron, erected in 1882, was the first to bear this dedication. It was replaced by a permanent building in 1897. Its pebble-dashed exterior hides red-brick walls. Lancet window Lancet window A lancet window is a tall narrow window with a pointed arch at its top. It acquired the "lancet" name from its resemblance to a lance. Instances of this architectural motif are most often found in Gothic and ecclesiastical structures, where they are often placed singly or in pairs.The motif first... s illuminate the large apse Apse In architecture, the apse is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome... . |
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| Franklynn Gospel Hall | Haywards Heath Haywards Heath -Climate:Haywards Heath experiences an oceanic climate similar to almost all of the United Kingdom.-Rail:Haywards Heath railway station is a major station on the Brighton Main Line... 50.9966°N 0.0919°W |
Brethren Open Brethren The Open Brethren, sometimes called Christian Brethren or "Plymouth Brethren", are a group of Protestant Evangelical Christian churches that arose in the late 1820s as part of the Assembly Movement... |
This modern meeting hall, in the east of the town, was opened as the Franklynn Christian Fellowship Gospel Hall. It is registrered as a meeting place of Open Brethren Open Brethren The Open Brethren, sometimes called Christian Brethren or "Plymouth Brethren", are a group of Protestant Evangelical Christian churches that arose in the late 1820s as part of the Assembly Movement... . |
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| Christ Church | Haywards Heath Haywards Heath -Climate:Haywards Heath experiences an oceanic climate similar to almost all of the United Kingdom.-Rail:Haywards Heath railway station is a major station on the Brighton Main Line... 51.0003°N 0.0948°W |
Evangelical Evangelicalism Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:... |
The community built its first church here in 1936, but its rapid growth led to the construction of a 300-capacity brick building with a total-immersion baptismal pool. It opened in September 1967 as Haywards Heath Evangelical Free Church. The FIEC-aligned Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches is a network of over 500 independent, evangelical churches mainly in the United Kingdom that preach an evangelical faith... church was rebuilt again in 2010–11 and renamed Christ Church. |
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| Kents Road Church | Haywards Heath Haywards Heath -Climate:Haywards Heath experiences an oceanic climate similar to almost all of the United Kingdom.-Rail:Haywards Heath railway station is a major station on the Brighton Main Line... 50.9940°N 0.0981°W |
Evangelical Evangelicalism Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:... |
This small brick building just south of the town centre was originally a Brethren Plymouth Brethren The Plymouth Brethren is a conservative, Evangelical Christian movement, whose history can be traced to Dublin, Ireland, in the late 1820s. Although the group is notable for not taking any official "church name" to itself, and not having an official clergy or liturgy, the title "The Brethren," is... meeting room, but it is now occupied by an independent Evangelical congregation. |
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| Haywards Heath Baptist Church | Haywards Heath Haywards Heath -Climate:Haywards Heath experiences an oceanic climate similar to almost all of the United Kingdom.-Rail:Haywards Heath railway station is a major station on the Brighton Main Line... 50.9949°N 0.1002°W |
Baptist | The façade of this church, altered and simplified in 1957–58, hides its Renaissance-style Renaissance architecture Renaissance architecture is the architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 17th centuries in different regions of Europe, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman thought and material culture. Stylistically, Renaissance... origins. A Primitive Methodist Primitive Methodism Primitive Methodism was a major movement in English Methodism from about 1810 until the Methodist Union in 1932. The Primitive Methodist Church still exists in the United States.-Origins:... congregation occupied the building from September 1876; it was extended and reopened in 1877. It is now used by Baptists. |
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| Jireh Strict Baptist Chapel | Haywards Heath Haywards Heath -Climate:Haywards Heath experiences an oceanic climate similar to almost all of the United Kingdom.-Rail:Haywards Heath railway station is a major station on the Brighton Main Line... 50.9933°N 0.0999°W |
Baptist | Sussex has many 19th-century Independent and Baptist chapels in this Vernacular style: a tiled, gabled roof, porch, and red-brick walls with round-arched windows. This example was built in 1879 by William Knight, a horticulturist Horticulture Horticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation including the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic... who was also the chapel's first pastor. It is a Gospel Standard Gospel Standard The Gospel Standard is a Strict Baptist magazine first published in 1835 by John Gadsby. The current editor is Benjamin Ashworth Ramsbottom.... movement chapel. |
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| Christian Science Church | Haywards Heath Haywards Heath -Climate:Haywards Heath experiences an oceanic climate similar to almost all of the United Kingdom.-Rail:Haywards Heath railway station is a major station on the Brighton Main Line... 50.9993°N 0.1059°W |
Christian Scientist Church of Christ, Scientist The Church of Christ, Scientist was founded in 1879 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, by Mary Baker Eddy. She was the author of the book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. Christian Science teaches that the "allness" of God denies the reality of sin, sickness, death, and the material world... |
This was established in about 1950 in an 1857 building which had been Haywards Heath's first school. This is now a restaurant, but a smaller church and reading room was established in an extension on the north side. | |||
| Haywards Heath Methodist Church | Haywards Heath Haywards Heath -Climate:Haywards Heath experiences an oceanic climate similar to almost all of the United Kingdom.-Rail:Haywards Heath railway station is a major station on the Brighton Main Line... 51.0036°N 0.1033°W |
Methodist Methodism Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother... |
The Sussex Wesleyan Wesleyanism Wesleyanism or Wesleyan theology refers, respectively, to either the eponymous movement of Protestant Christians who have historically sought to follow the methods or theology of the eighteenth-century evangelical reformers, John Wesley and his brother Charles Wesley, or to the likewise eponymous... Mission founded a church on Perrymount Road in March 1900. It was dedicated in August that year. A church hall was added in 1959, and more extensions were made in 1983 and 2000. The red-brick church is in the Early English style. |
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| St Paul's Church | Haywards Heath Haywards Heath -Climate:Haywards Heath experiences an oceanic climate similar to almost all of the United Kingdom.-Rail:Haywards Heath railway station is a major station on the Brighton Main Line... 50.9971°N 0.1002°W |
Roman Catholic | Founded in 1928 and opened on 12 June 1930, this large brick church was designed by W.G. Maugan in the Romanesque Revival style Romanesque Revival architecture Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture... with Byzantine Byzantine architecture Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire. The empire gradually emerged as a distinct artistic and cultural entity from what is today referred to as the Roman Empire after AD 330, when the Roman Emperor Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire east from Rome to... elements. Interior features include oak panelling, marble paving and Romanesque Stations of the Cross Stations of the Cross Stations of the Cross refers to the depiction of the final hours of Jesus, and the devotion commemorating the Passion. The tradition as chapel devotion began with St... from France. |
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| Haywards Heath United Reformed Church | Haywards Heath Haywards Heath -Climate:Haywards Heath experiences an oceanic climate similar to almost all of the United Kingdom.-Rail:Haywards Heath railway station is a major station on the Brighton Main Line... 50.9963°N 0.1020°W |
United Reformed Church United Reformed Church The United Reformed Church is a Christian church in the United Kingdom. It has approximately 68,000 members in 1,500 congregations with some 700 ministers.-Origins and history:... |
This church opened on 21 July 1915 as a Congregational church, on South Road in the town centre, to replace St Edmund's Hall. The firm of George Baines and Son designed the Perpendicular Gothic building in red brick with pale stone dressings. | |||
| All Saints Church All Saints Church, Highbrook All Saints Church is an Anglican church in the hamlet of Highbrook in Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. The tiny settlement, in the parish of West Hoathly, was distant from the parish church in that village; two wealthy sisters accordingly... |
Highbrook, West Hoathly West Hoathly West Hoathly is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England, located south west of East Grinstead. In the 2001 census 2,121 people, of whom 1,150 were economically active, lived in 813 households. The parish, which has a land area of , includes the hamlets of... 51.0549°N 0.0574°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
Benjamin Ingelow and R.H. Carpenter Richard Carpenter (architect) Richard Herbert Carpenter was an eminent Victorian architect from England.Richard was born 1841 in St. Pancras, London, Middlesex, England and died in 1893... designed this church in 1884 in a 13th-century Gothic style. There is a tower with a shingled Roof shingle Roof shingles are a roof covering consisting of individual overlapping elements. These elements are typically flat rectangular shapes laid in rows from the bottom edge of the roof up, with each successive higher row overlapping the joints in the row below... spire, originally of oak. The nave has one aisle and a porch on the opposite side. The church has always been parished. |
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| St Giles' Church | Horsted Keynes Horsted Keynes Horsted Keynes is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. The village is located about eight kilometres north east of Haywards Heath, in the Weald... 51.0402°N 0.0281°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
An aisle and porch were built in 1888, but the rest of this cruciform church dates from the 12th and 13th centuries. It has a chancel, nave, transept and tower with a tall, narrow spire. Lancet window Lancet window A lancet window is a tall narrow window with a pointed arch at its top. It acquired the "lancet" name from its resemblance to a lance. Instances of this architectural motif are most often found in Gothic and ecclesiastical structures, where they are often placed singly or in pairs.The motif first... s were added in the 13th century. Charles Eamer Kempe Charles Eamer Kempe Charles Eamer Kempe was a well-known Victorian stained glass designer. After attending Twyford School, he studied for the priesthood at Pembroke College, Oxford, but it became clear that his severe stammer would be an impediment to preaching... installed stained glass in 1895. |
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| Horsted Keynes Mission Hall | Horsted Keynes Horsted Keynes Horsted Keynes is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. The village is located about eight kilometres north east of Haywards Heath, in the Weald... 51.0371°N 0.0263°W |
Evangelical Evangelicalism Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:... |
This 18th-century mission hall is built of a mixture of stone and red-brick, with quoins Quoin (architecture) Quoins are the cornerstones of brick or stone walls. Quoins may be either structural or decorative. Architects and builders use quoins to give the impression of strength and firmness to the outline of a building... of ashlar Ashlar Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges... . The area below the gable at the south end of the roof is hung with red tiles, and the roof itself is also tiled. A porch was added on the south side in the 19th century. |
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| St Stephen's Church | Horsted Keynes Horsted Keynes Horsted Keynes is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. The village is located about eight kilometres north east of Haywards Heath, in the Weald... 51.0337°N 0.0279°W |
Roman Catholic | This modern church is in the parish of St Paul's Church in Haywards Heath, and is administered from there. | |||
| Holy Trinity Church | Hurstpierpoint Hurstpierpoint Hurstpierpoint is a village in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. Together with Sayers Common it forms one of the Mid Sussex civil parishes, with an area of 2029.88 ha and a population of 6,264 persons.... 50.9337°N 0.1805°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
Rebuilt on the site of the former St Lawrence's Church by Charles Barry Charles Barry Sir Charles Barry FRS was an English architect, best known for his role in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster in London during the mid-19th century, but also responsible for numerous other buildings and gardens.- Background and training :Born on 23 May 1795 in Bridge Street, Westminster... in 1843–45, and extended in 1854 and 1874, this large church has Flemish-style stained glass, a 13th-century font and other fittings from the old church. Its style is Gothic Revival. |
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| Hope Baptist Chapel | Hurstpierpoint Hurstpierpoint Hurstpierpoint is a village in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. Together with Sayers Common it forms one of the Mid Sussex civil parishes, with an area of 2029.88 ha and a population of 6,264 persons.... 50.9348°N 0.1828°W |
Baptist | This was founded as a Strict Baptist chapel by Eli Page in 1876, and replaced an older chapel on Manor Road. The building has a red-brick façade and is in the Vernacular style Vernacular architecture Vernacular architecture is a term used to categorize methods of construction which use locally available resources and traditions to address local needs and circumstances. Vernacular architecture tends to evolve over time to reflect the environmental, cultural and historical context in which it... . |
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| Hurstpierpoint Evangelical Church | Hurstpierpoint Hurstpierpoint Hurstpierpoint is a village in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. Together with Sayers Common it forms one of the Mid Sussex civil parishes, with an area of 2029.88 ha and a population of 6,264 persons.... 50.9324°N 0.1742°W |
Evangelical Evangelicalism Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:... |
This church has links with the Evangelical Free church in Haywards Heath and the Baptist church at Cuckfield. It has its roots in an independent mission chapel, possibly as early as 1833. The name was changed in 1938 to reflect its connection with Evangelicalism. | |||
| Hurstpierpoint Methodist Church | Hurstpierpoint Hurstpierpoint Hurstpierpoint is a village in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. Together with Sayers Common it forms one of the Mid Sussex civil parishes, with an area of 2029.88 ha and a population of 6,264 persons.... 50.9361°N 0.1790°W |
Methodist Methodism Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother... |
The present church was built in 1981 on the site of its Art Nouveau Art Nouveau Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art"... -style red-brick predecessor. This was designated as a Wesleyan chapel and was founded in August 1909; building work continued through 1910. It had in turn replaced an earlier (1834) chapel elsewhere in the village. |
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| St Luke's Church | Hurstpierpoint Hurstpierpoint Hurstpierpoint is a village in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. Together with Sayers Common it forms one of the Mid Sussex civil parishes, with an area of 2029.88 ha and a population of 6,264 persons.... 50.9399°N 0.1791°W |
Roman Catholic | Two early 20th-century cottages were bought in 1925 and converted into a mission room which later became a church. Later extensions included a side chapel and a gallery, and in 1999 stained glass was added. St Luke's was part of the parish of St Wilfrid, Burgess Hill, until October 1978; since then it has been administered from Keymer. | |||
| St Cosmas and St Damian Church St Cosmas and St Damian Church, Keymer St Cosmas and St Damian Church is an Anglican church in the village of Keymer, in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. Rebuilt in 1866 in a style similar to the Saxon building it replaced, it is the parish church of Keymer and now lies within a combined parish serving three villages in... |
Keymer Keymer Keymer is a village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the B2116 road south of Burgess Hill.Keymer was an ancient parish that like its near neighbour Clayton was merged into the modern day parish of Hassocks. Both Keymer and Clayton's records go back as far as the... 50.9219°N 0.1306°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
A Saxon Anglo-Saxons Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of... church on this site was rebuilt in the 12th-century, and the walls of the chancel and apse remain from that era. In 1866, Edmund Scott rebuilt the church in a 14th-century style, and added aisles to the nave. The tower has a steeple and a small spire. |
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| St Edward the Confessor's Church | Keymer Keymer Keymer is a village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the B2116 road south of Burgess Hill.Keymer was an ancient parish that like its near neighbour Clayton was merged into the modern day parish of Hassocks. Both Keymer and Clayton's records go back as far as the... 50.9219°N 0.1325°W |
Roman Catholic | Leo Hothersall's £35,000 church replaced a temporary building on the same site. Work began in May 1972 and the first service was held on 6 April 1973. The adjacent presbytery Presbytery (architecture) The presbytery is the name for an area in a church building which is reserved for the clergy.In the oldest church it is separated by short walls, by small columns and pilasters in the Renaissance ones; it can also be raised, being reachable by a few steps, usually with railings.... was added later. The interior was altered and new fittings, including a stone font, were provided in 1999. The French crucifix above the altar dates from 1781. |
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| All Saints Church | Lindfield Lindfield, West Sussex Lindfield is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. The parish lies to the north-east of Haywards Heath, of which the village is a part of the built-up area. It stands on the upper reaches of the River Ouse... 51.0162°N 0.0784°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
Lindfield's parish church was formerly dedicated to St John the Baptist. The building, of sandstone with locally produced roof tiles, is mostly 14th-century, although one existed on the site by the 12th century. The three-stage tower at the west end has a tall shingled spire. Restoration in the 19th century focused on the nave and its roof. | |||
| Lindfield Evangelical Free Church | Lindfield Lindfield, West Sussex Lindfield is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. The parish lies to the north-east of Haywards Heath, of which the village is a part of the built-up area. It stands on the upper reaches of the River Ouse... 51.0117°N 0.0799°W |
Evangelical Evangelicalism Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:... |
This church had its origin in the Sewell Memorial Mission, named after a former vicar of All Saints Church who built the mission hall opposite the church in the mid-19th century. The congregation moved to a new building in 1939, and the name was changed in 1980. | |||
| Lindfield United Reformed Church | Lindfield Lindfield, West Sussex Lindfield is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. The parish lies to the north-east of Haywards Heath, of which the village is a part of the built-up area. It stands on the upper reaches of the River Ouse... 51.0125°N 0.0811°W |
United Reformed Church United Reformed Church The United Reformed Church is a Christian church in the United Kingdom. It has approximately 68,000 members in 1,500 congregations with some 700 ministers.-Origins and history:... |
Architects William and Edward Habershon designed this chapel for the Congregational Church (now part of the United Reformed Church). It was built in the Decorated Gothic style between 1857 and 1858 using yellow brick and stone. | |||
| St John the Evangelist's Church | Newtimber Newtimber Newtimber is a small village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It is located north-west of Brighton, and is named after Newtimber Place and the small village named after it; the parish also includes the hamlet of Saddlescombe. It covers an area of .... 50.9060°N 0.1937°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
The 13th-century church was substantially restored by Benjamin Ingelow and R.H. Carpenter Richard Carpenter (architect) Richard Herbert Carpenter was an eminent Victorian architect from England.Richard was born 1841 in St. Pancras, London, Middlesex, England and died in 1893... in 1875. The tower, with a large rose window Rose window A Rose window is often used as a generic term applied to a circular window, but is especially used for those found in churches of the Gothic architectural style and being divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery... , was added in 1839. The north chapel was originally a private chapel for the occupants of Newtimber Place. |
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| Holy Trinity Church | Poynings Poynings Poynings is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It is located on the north side of the South Downs near Devil's Dyke, five miles north-west of Brighton... 50.8944°N 0.2035°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
This cruciform church, in the 13th-century style, was built in around 1370. A window from Chichester Cathedral Chichester Cathedral The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, otherwise called Chichester Cathedral, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Chichester. It is located in Chichester, in Sussex, England... was installed in the south transept in the mid-17th century. Other windows have 15th-century stained glass. Architecturally, the church is early Perpendicular Gothic. |
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| Church of the Transfiguration Church of the Transfiguration, Pyecombe The Church of the Transfiguration is an Anglican church in the village of Pyecombe, in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. The mostly 12th- and 13th-century building, in an isolated setting facing the South Downs, has been listed at Grade I by English Heritage: this status is given to... |
Pyecombe Pyecombe Pyecombe is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It is located 7 miles to the north of Brighton. The civil parish covers an area of and has a population of 200 .... 50.8983°N 0.1644°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
The chancel, chancel arch and nave of this isolated downland South Downs The South Downs is a range of chalk hills that extends for about across the south-eastern coastal counties of England from the Itchen Valley of Hampshire in the west to Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, in the east. It is bounded on its northern side by a steep escarpment, from whose... church date from about 1170. The tower, with a shallow "cap"-style roof, was built in the 13th century. Minor restoration was carried out in the 19th century. The churchyard has a rare Tapsel gate Tapsel gate A Tapsel gate is a type of wooden gate, unique to the English county of Sussex, which has a central pivot upon which it can rotate through 90° in either direction before coming to a stop at two fixed points. It was named after a Sussex family of bell-founders, one of whom invented it in the late... , a centrally pivoted design unique to Sussex. |
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| Christ Church | Sayers Common Sayers Common Sayers Common is a village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. With Hurstpierpoint it forms one of the Mid Sussex parishes. It is located two miles west of Hurstpierpoint. Situated until the 1990s on the main London to Brighton A23 road it has become a more popular residential... 50.9532°N 0.1945°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
Sayers Common became parished in 1881; previously it had been part of Hurstpierpoint. The church, in the Early English style of flint dressed with red brick, was built in 1880; a chancel and vestry were added in 1909. | |||
| St Augustine of Canterbury Church | Scaynes Hill Scaynes Hill Scaynes Hill is a village in the civil parish of Lindfield Rural in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the A272 road 2.2 miles east of Haywards Heath.-Landmarks:... 50.9920°N 0.0521°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
Matthew Habershon designed this red-brick church in 1858 with elements of the Decorated and Perpendicular Gothic styles. The tower, with a timber belfry and pyramid spire, was added at the southwest corner in 1883, and Thomas Garrett built a north aisle in 1913. | |||
| Scaynes Hill Strict Baptist Chapel | Scaynes Hill Scaynes Hill Scaynes Hill is a village in the civil parish of Lindfield Rural in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the A272 road 2.2 miles east of Haywards Heath.-Landmarks:... 50.9931°N 0.0505°W |
Baptist | The village's small Strict Baptist Strict Baptists Strict Baptists, also known as Particular Baptists, are Baptists who believe in a Calvinist or Reformed interpretation of Christian soteriology. The Particular Baptists arose in England in the 17th century and took their namesake from the doctrine of particular redemption.-Further reading:*History... chapel dates from 1875 and was extended in 2008. The red-brick building, with round-headed, segmental-arched windows, stands just north of St Augustine of Canterbury Church. It is aligned with the Gospel Standard Gospel Standard The Gospel Standard is a Strict Baptist magazine first published in 1835 by John Gadsby. The current editor is Benjamin Ashworth Ramsbottom.... Baptist movement. |
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| Sharpthorne Community Church | Sharpthorne Sharpthorne Sharpthorne is a hamlet in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the West Hoathly to Forest Row road 3.8 miles south of East Grinstead. There is a steam train railway track which runs through a tunnel underneath the village.... 51.0752°N 0.0416°W |
Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion The Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion is a small society of evangelical churches, founded in 1783 by Selina, Countess of Huntingdon as a result of the Evangelical Revival. For years it was strongly associated with the Calvinist Methodist movement of George Whitefield... |
This church plant Church planting Church planting is a process that results in a new Christian church being established. It should be distinguished from church development, where a new service, new worship centre or fresh expression is created that is integrated into an already established congregation... was established in a small hall in the hamlet Hamlet (place) A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village... of Sharpthorne by members of the nearby Turners Hill Free Church. It was registered as Sharpthorne Free Church. |
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| St Mary's Church St Mary's Church, Slaugham St Mary's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Slaugham in Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex... |
Slaugham Slaugham Slaugham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It is located seven miles to the south of Crawley, on the A23 road to Brighton... 51.0383°N 0.2080°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
The parish of this mostly 12th- and 13th-century church covers Handcross Handcross Handcross is a village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the A23 road 4.2 miles south of Crawley.Nymans Garden, of parklands run by the National Trust, is near to Handcross, as are of woodland and water gardens at High Beeches Garden.Handcross has two public houses,... , Pease Pottage Pease Pottage Pease Pottage is a small village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the southern edge of the Crawley built up area, in the civil parish of Slaugham.... and Warninglid Warninglid Warninglid is a small village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the B2115 road west of Haywards Heath. The name Warninglid is believed to originate from two words meaning "Werna's Path".... as well as the hamlet of Slaugham. The square font Baptismal font A baptismal font is an article of church furniture or a fixture used for the baptism of children and adults.-Aspersion and affusion fonts:... is as old as the building and is of local marble. |
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Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
Benjamin Ferrey Benjamin Ferrey Benjamin Ferrey, F.S.A., F.R.I.B.A. was an English architect who worked mostly in the Gothic Revival.-Family:Benjamin Ferrey was the youngest son of Benjamin Ferrey Snr, a draper who became Mayor of Christchurch. He was educated at Wimborne Grammar School.... 's Early English-style church of 1847 became parished the next year. The chancel has wall paintings and stained glass by Charles Eamer Kempe. A three-stage bell-arch tops the roof at the west end. Memorials include one to Boy Scout casualties of the First World War. |
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| Our Lady of Fatima Church | Staplefield Staplefield Staplefield is a village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England located north west of Haywards Heath on the B2114 road. It is part of Ansty and Staplefield civil parish.... 51.0369°N 0.1795°W |
Roman Catholic | Originally a Baptist chapel of 1827, this stone building was altered considerably when a local family bought it and presented it to the Roman Catholic Church in 1966. The first Mass was celebrated on 9 October of that year. | |||
| St Leonard's Church | Turners Hill Turners Hill Turners Hill is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. The civil parish covers an area of , and has a population of 1,849 .... 51.1021°N 0.0915°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
The original design of 1895 by Lacy W. Ridge—responsible for many churches in the Diocese of Chichester—lacked the tower which now stands at the west end. This was built in 1923 to a plan made by Aston Webb Aston Webb Sir Aston Webb, RA, FRIBA was an English architect, active in the late 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century... , and serves as a memorial to World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... . Charles Eamer Kempe Charles Eamer Kempe Charles Eamer Kempe was a well-known Victorian stained glass designer. After attending Twyford School, he studied for the priesthood at Pembroke College, Oxford, but it became clear that his severe stammer would be an impediment to preaching... provided all the stained glass. |
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| Turners Hill Free Church | Turners Hill Turners Hill Turners Hill is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. The civil parish covers an area of , and has a population of 1,849 .... 51.1043°N 0.0850°W |
Independent | The present building dates from 1906, but it is the second on this site: the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion The Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion is a small society of evangelical churches, founded in 1783 by Selina, Countess of Huntingdon as a result of the Evangelical Revival. For years it was strongly associated with the Calvinist Methodist movement of George Whitefield... established a presence in the village in 1823. The stone and red-brick, Decorated Gothic-style building is now used by the Free Church. |
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| St Peter's Church | Twineham Twineham Twineham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. It is located eight kilometres to the west of Burgess Hill. The civil parish covers an area of In the 2001 census 271 people lived in 100 households, of whom 139 were economically active.The name 'Twineham'... 50.9657°N 0.2174°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
Built entirely of brick in the 16th century—an early date for a brick church—Twineham's parish church stands in a very rural situation. It consists of a chancel, nave, tower at the west end and wooden porch. The tower has a spire and a peal of five bells. The churchyard has a section for Quaker Religious Society of Friends The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences... burials. |
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| St Margaret's Church | West Hoathly West Hoathly West Hoathly is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England, located south west of East Grinstead. In the 2001 census 2,121 people, of whom 1,150 were economically active, lived in 813 households. The parish, which has a land area of , includes the hamlets of... 51.0766°N 0.0557°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
The oldest part of this church is the nave, which dates from the late 11th century. The chancel, aisle, tower, spire, porch and lancet windows were added over the next 350 years. The nave and chancel underwent restoration in 1870. The churchyard is terraced with a series of retaining walls. | |||
| St Dunstan's Church | West Hoathly West Hoathly West Hoathly is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England, located south west of East Grinstead. In the 2001 census 2,121 people, of whom 1,150 were economically active, lived in 813 households. The parish, which has a land area of , includes the hamlets of... 51.0777°N 0.0550°W |
Roman Catholic | This church is administered from the Abbey Church at Worth Abbey, and is part of its parish. Until 1957 it was a cottage with an attached butcher's shop; with little alteration, the 19th-century structure was converted into a place of worship. English Heritage describes it as a "curiosity". | |||
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Worth Abbey Worth Abbey The Abbey of Our Lady, Help of Christians, commonly known as Worth Abbey, is a community of Roman Catholic monks who follow the Rule of St Benedict near Turners Hill village, in West Sussex, England.... 51.0926°N 0.1183°W |
Roman Catholic (Benedictine Benedictine Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict... ) |
Although the foundation stone Cornerstone The cornerstone concept is derived from the first stone set in the construction of a masonry foundation, important since all other stones will be set in reference to this stone, thus determining the position of the entire structure.Over time a cornerstone became a ceremonial masonry stone, or... is dated 1968, work on Francis Pollen's Modernist Modern architecture Modern architecture is generally characterized by simplification of form and creation of ornament from the structure and theme of the building. It is a term applied to an overarching movement, with its exact definition and scope varying widely... rotunda-style church started in 1964 and continued after his death in 1987. Its 1,400 capacity makes it Sussex's largest church. The main building material is reinforced concrete Reinforced concrete Reinforced concrete is concrete in which reinforcement bars , reinforcement grids, plates or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen the concrete in tension. It was invented by French gardener Joseph Monier in 1849 and patented in 1867. The term Ferro Concrete refers only to concrete that is... , although there is some timber work. |
Closed or disused places of worship
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| St John's Chapel | Ansty Ansty, West Sussex Ansty is a village in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. It lies on the A272 road 1.4 miles southwest of Cuckfield.Ansty has a pub , a cricket team , and the Dark Star micro brewery.... 50.9947°N 0.1619°W |
Congregational | This small iron and brick chapel was built in 1879 in the hamlet of Ansty, near Cuckfield. It was extended in 1883 and further renovated and rededicated as a memorial chapel on 10 December 1909. The final service was held at Christmas 2000, and it has been converted into a house. | |||
| St Dunstan's Church | Ashurst Wood Ashurst Wood Ashurst Wood is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, within the historic county of Sussex, England. It is to the southeast of East Grinstead, just off the A22 arterial road. The village is in the Mid Sussex district of the county, and has a parish population of... 51.1127°N 0.0200°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
Ashurst Wood's original Anglican church was designed by Lacy W. Ridge in the Early English style. It opened in 1884, but its deteriorating condition led to its closure in 1979. The former Congregational church was then rededicated to St Dunstan and became the new Anglican church. | |||
| Bolney Providence Chapel | Bolney Bolney Bolney is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. It lies south of London, north of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester, near the junction of the A23 road with the A272 road. The parish has a land area of 1479.41 hectares... 50.9874°N 0.2098°W |
Baptist | A plaque embedded in the west wall records the chapel's construction date of 1858. It opened in 1859 and served as a place of worship until 1962. In about 1980 it became a house. The red brick and stone building has elements of the Gothic style. | |||
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Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
The hamlet Hamlet (place) A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village... of Brook Street is in Cuckfield's ecclesiastical parish. A mission chapel, which has been converted into a picture-framing shop, was built to serve the area. Structural problems and a declining congregation caused it to close in November 1968. |
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| St Alban's Mission Hall | Burgess Hill Burgess Hill Burgess Hill is a civil parish and a town primarily located in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park... 50.9594°N 0.1415°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
This was the first mission hall under the control of St John the Evangelist's Church. It opened in 1885 to serve the west side of the parish. The building, which cost £324 (£ as of ), is now an Age Concern Age Concern Age Concern was the banner title used by a number of charitable organisations specifically concerned with the needs and interests of all older people based chiefly in the four countries of the United Kingdom.... centre. |
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| World's End Mission Hall | Burgess Hill Burgess Hill Burgess Hill is a civil parish and a town primarily located in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park... 50.9656°N 0.1187°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
In 1887, 24 years after St John the Evangelist's Church opened, this mission hall was built at the expense of Somers Clarke Somers Clarke George Somers Clarke was an architect and English Egyptologist who worked at a number of sites throughout Egypt, notably in El Kab, where he built a house. He was born in Brighton and died in Egypt.... to serve the northeastern part of Burgess Hill known as World's End. In 1898 it was replaced by the nearby tin building which was itself superseded by St Andrew's Church. |
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| Providence Strict Baptist Chapel Providence Strict Baptist Chapel, Burgess Hill Providence Strict Baptist Chapel is a former Strict Baptist place of worship in the town of Burgess Hill in Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex... |
Burgess Hill Burgess Hill Burgess Hill is a civil parish and a town primarily located in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park... 50.9590°N 0.1356°W |
Baptist | Simeon Norman built this Neoclassical-style Neoclassical architecture Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing... chapel, with Doric Doric order The Doric order was one of the three orders or organizational systems of ancient Greek or classical architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian.-History:... pilaster Pilaster A pilaster is a slightly-projecting column built into or applied to the face of a wall. Most commonly flattened or rectangular in form, pilasters can also take a half-round form or the shape of any type of column, including tortile.... s and a first-floor pediment Pediment A pediment is a classical architectural element consisting of the triangular section found above the horizontal structure , typically supported by columns. The gable end of the pediment is surrounded by the cornice moulding... , in 1875. Its walls, originally covered with cement, were later stucco Stucco Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture... ed. It was sold for redevelopment in 1999 and was converted into flats. |
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| Church Road Meeting Room | Burgess Hill Burgess Hill Burgess Hill is a civil parish and a town primarily located in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex, on the edge of the South Downs National Park... 50.9572°N 0.1381°W |
Brethren Plymouth Brethren The Plymouth Brethren is a conservative, Evangelical Christian movement, whose history can be traced to Dublin, Ireland, in the late 1820s. Although the group is notable for not taking any official "church name" to itself, and not having an official clergy or liturgy, the title "The Brethren," is... |
A community of Exclusive (Darbyite) Brethren Exclusive Brethren The Exclusive Brethren are a subset of the Christian evangelical movement generally described as the Plymouth Brethren. They are distinguished from the Open Brethren from whom they separated in 1848.... began meeting at a house in Mill Road in 1870 before moving to Lower Church Road in 1895. The red-brick building has been owned by the British Red Cross British Red Cross The British Red Cross Society is the United Kingdom branch of the worldwide impartial humanitarian organisation the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The society was formed in 1870, and is a registered charity with over 31,000 volunteers and 2,600 staff. At the heart of their work... since 1983. |
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| Crawley Down Methodist Chapel | Crawley Down Crawley Down Crawley Down is a village in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. There is one church, one school, and a number of social groups. It lies seven miles from Gatwick Airport. Nearest railway stations are Three Bridges and East Grinstead... 51.1252°N 0.0877°W |
Methodist Methodism Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother... |
Architect T.R. Hooper's Decorated Gothic-style chapel of 1896, built of stone-dressed red brick, has been converted into an office. The large rose window Rose window A Rose window is often used as a generic term applied to a circular window, but is especially used for those found in churches of the Gothic architectural style and being divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery... remains intact above the entrance. |
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| Providence Chapel | Cuckfield Cuckfield Cuckfield is a large village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England, on the southern slopes of the Weald. It lies south of London, north of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester. Nearby towns include Haywards Heath to the southeast and Burgess... 51.0066°N 0.1412°W |
Congregational | Established in the 1820s, this building took its present form in 1869, when architect M. Deacon's Early English-style design in red and yellow brick was realised. In 1979 it was closed and—with minimal alteration—became an office. | |||
| Christian Scientist Church | East Grinstead East Grinstead East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester... 51.1259°N 0.0075°W |
Christian Scientist Church of Christ, Scientist The Church of Christ, Scientist was founded in 1879 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, by Mary Baker Eddy. She was the author of the book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. Christian Science teaches that the "allness" of God denies the reality of sin, sickness, death, and the material world... |
This congregation was established in a former school on Cantelupe Road in 1930. After closure in 1985, it became an office. A reading room also existed on nearby London Road between 1940 and 1951. | |||
| Gospel Protestant Mission Hall | East Grinstead East Grinstead East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester... 51.1259°N 0.0051°W |
Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion The Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion is a small society of evangelical churches, founded in 1783 by Selina, Countess of Huntingdon as a result of the Evangelical Revival. For years it was strongly associated with the Calvinist Methodist movement of George Whitefield... |
The Connexion had its headquarters in this chapel until the 1970s, and it was also used for worship: the London Gazette London Gazette The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published... recorded the granting of a marriage licence on 5 August 1926. It was later registered as an Evangelical chapel. Under the name Huntingdon Hall, it now houses an engineering company. |
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| Friends Meeting House | East Grinstead East Grinstead East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester... 51.1266°N 0.0133°W |
Quaker Religious Society of Friends The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences... |
East Grinstead's Quaker community first met for worship in the 1930s in a private house. By the early 1950s, they had bought this building on Railway Approach and converted it into a meeting house. It was extended in 1957, but worship ceased in the 1980s and the building entered commercial use. | |||
| Salvation Army Hall | East Grinstead East Grinstead East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester... 51.1299°N 0.0164°W |
Salvation Army The Salvation Army The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries.... |
The Salvation Army had premises in West Street between 1887 and the 1920s, when this hall opened. After its closure in 1967, it was used by Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The religion reports worldwide membership of over 7 million adherents involved in evangelism, convention attendance of over 12 million, and annual... until they opened their new kingdom hall; then it entered commercial use. |
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| Church of the Good Shepherd | Fulking Fulking Fulking is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It is located on the north slopes of the South Downs, five miles to the north-west of Brighton... 50.8892°N 0.2270°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
Fulking did not have a place of worship until 1925, when a mission chapel was built. This was administered as part of the parish of St Andrew's Church in neighbouring Edburton Edburton Edburton is a small village in West Sussex, England, on the road from Upper Beeding to Fulking.-History:The village was named after Edburga of Winchester who was a granddaughter of King Alfred the Great and daughter of his successor King Edward the Elder. The church she founded c.940 at Edburton... . It is now a private house. |
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| Church of the Good Shepherd | Haywards Heath Haywards Heath -Climate:Haywards Heath experiences an oceanic climate similar to almost all of the United Kingdom.-Rail:Haywards Heath railway station is a major station on the Brighton Main Line... 50.9968°N 0.0857°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
This church, on the Franklands Village housing estate, was designed by William Newman (who also worked on the Church of the Ascension) in 1964–65. It has a steep roof with gables which have large areas of glass. The walls are of cedar wood Cedar wood Cedar wood comes from several different trees that grow in different parts of the world, and may have different uses.* California incense-cedar, from Calocedrus decurrens, is the primary type of wood used for making pencils... . It was declared redundant in 2003. |
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| St Edmund's Hall | Haywards Heath Haywards Heath -Climate:Haywards Heath experiences an oceanic climate similar to almost all of the United Kingdom.-Rail:Haywards Heath railway station is a major station on the Brighton Main Line... 50.9917°N 0.0998°W |
Congregational | This chapel opened in 1861 as a permanent place of worship for the Congregational community; a mission had been established four years earlier. After its closure in about 1915, it became an Anglican church, but its congregation moved to the new Church of the Ascension in the 1960s. Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The religion reports worldwide membership of over 7 million adherents involved in evangelism, convention attendance of over 12 million, and annual... used it for a time. It is now a Scout hut Scouting Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society.... . |
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| Priory of Our Lady of Good Counsel | Haywards Heath Haywards Heath -Climate:Haywards Heath experiences an oceanic climate similar to almost all of the United Kingdom.-Rail:Haywards Heath railway station is a major station on the Brighton Main Line... 50.9951°N 0.0986°W |
Roman Catholic | Although it was built for nun Nun A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent... s from Bruges Bruges Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country.... between 1886 and 1898, this Early English/Decorated-style red-brick building was also used as Haywards Heath's first Roman Catholic church when the community grew. The nuns gave land nearby to establish a separate church, St Paul's, in 1930. The building entered commercial use in 1978 and is now a restaurant. |
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| Horsted Keynes Strict Baptist Chapel | Horsted Keynes Horsted Keynes Horsted Keynes is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. The village is located about eight kilometres north east of Haywards Heath, in the Weald... 51.0362°N 0.0275°W |
Baptist | After two periods of service—during the 1860s and for a time during the 1950s—this chapel, built in 1861, closed and later became a British Legion The Royal British Legion The Royal British Legion , sometimes referred to as simply The Legion, is the United Kingdom's leading charity providing financial, social and emotional support to those who have served or who are currently serving in the British Armed Forces, and their dependants.-History:The British Legion was... social club. |
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| Horsted Keynes Congregational Hall | Horsted Keynes Horsted Keynes Horsted Keynes is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. The village is located about eight kilometres north east of Haywards Heath, in the Weald... 51.0368°N 0.0301°W |
Congregational | The efforts of Louisa Martindale Louisa Martindale (feminist) Louisa Martindale, née Spicer was a British activist for women's rights and suffragist.She was born in Woodford Green, Essex. Her father, James Spicer, was a wholesale stationer with a successful family business. The family were prominent Congregationalists.She founded the Ray Lodge Mission... led to the establishment of an independent church based on Congregational principles in 1907. The red-brick building, extended in 1950, has been converted into a multi-purpose facility called the Martindale Centre. |
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| St George's Chapel | Hurstpierpoint Hurstpierpoint Hurstpierpoint is a village in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. Together with Sayers Common it forms one of the Mid Sussex civil parishes, with an area of 2029.88 ha and a population of 6,264 persons.... 50.9328°N 0.1703°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
This Early English-style flint church was built in 1832 as a private chapel, and was later used by Baptists. In 1881, it was left to James Hannington James Hannington James Hannington was an Anglican missionary, saint and martyr.-Life:Hannington was born at Hurstpierpoint in Sussex, England, on 3 September 1847. A poor scholar, he left school at fifteen to work in his father's Brighton counting house. At twenty-one, Hannington decided to pursue a clerical... (later the First Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa); after his death the Ecclesiastical Commissioners Ecclesiastical Commissioners Ecclesiastical Commissioners were, in England and Wales, a body corporate, whose full title is Ecclesiastical and Church Estates Commissioners for England. The commissioners were authorized to determine the distribution of revenues of the Church of England, and they made extensive changes in how... conveyed it to the Church of England. It was consecrated as an Anglican chapel of ease Chapel of ease A chapel of ease is a church building other than the parish church, built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently.... in 1892. The Diocese of Chichester Diocese of Chichester The Diocese of Chichester is a Church of England diocese based in Chichester, covering Sussex. It was created in 1075 to replace the old Diocese of Selsey, which was based at Selsey Abbey from 681. The cathedral is Chichester Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Chichester... declared it redundant Redundant church A redundant church is a church building that is no longer required for regular public worship. The phrase is particularly used to refer to former Anglican buildings in the United Kingdom, but may refer to any disused church building around the world... in October 2008, and it was listed soon afterwards. |
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| Hurstpierpoint Wesleyan Chapel | Hurstpierpoint Hurstpierpoint Hurstpierpoint is a village in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. Together with Sayers Common it forms one of the Mid Sussex civil parishes, with an area of 2029.88 ha and a population of 6,264 persons.... 50.9349°N 0.1809°W |
Methodist Methodism Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother... |
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| Church of the Ascension | Pease Pottage Pease Pottage Pease Pottage is a small village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the southern edge of the Crawley built up area, in the civil parish of Slaugham.... 51.0831°N 0.2030°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
This chapel of ease to Slaugham was granted a licence in 1875, but has since closed and has been turned into offices. Its design is broadly Gothic. | |||
| Zion Strict Baptist Chapel | Poynings Poynings Poynings is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It is located on the north side of the South Downs near Devil's Dyke, five miles north-west of Brighton... 50.8936°N 0.2070°W |
Baptist | This chapel, which had links with the Ebenezer chapel in Brighton Brighton Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain... , opened in 1843. It has become a holiday cottage but has had little alteration: the Classical-style exterior with stuccoed flint and brick walls remains intact. |
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| Congregational Chapel | Pyecombe Pyecombe Pyecombe is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It is located 7 miles to the north of Brighton. The civil parish covers an area of and has a population of 200 .... 50.8988°N 0.1636°W |
Congregational | Pyecombe is one of several Mid Sussex villages whose 19th-century Nonconformist Nonconformism Nonconformity is the refusal to "conform" to, or follow, the governance and usages of the Church of England by the Protestant Christians of England and Wales.- Origins and use:... chapel has been turned into a house. It was built of red brick in 1876. |
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| St Andrew's Church | Warninglid Warninglid Warninglid is a small village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the B2115 road west of Haywards Heath. The name Warninglid is believed to originate from two words meaning "Werna's Path".... 51.0206°N 0.2179°W |
Anglican Church of England The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St... |
Francis G. Troup designed this chapel of ease Chapel of ease A chapel of ease is a church building other than the parish church, built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently.... to St Mary's Church at Slaugham in 1935 to serve the hamlet of Warninglid. A chapel had first been proposed nearly a century earlier. The cruciform Cruciform Cruciform means having the shape of a cross or Christian cross.- Cruciform architectural plan :This is a common description of Christian churches. In Early Christian, Byzantine and other Eastern Orthodox forms of church architecture this is more likely to mean a tetraconch plan, a Greek cross,... brick building has steep roofs and tall windows, and there is some stained glass. In 2009 it was sold for residential use. |
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| Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel | West Hoathly West Hoathly West Hoathly is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England, located south west of East Grinstead. In the 2001 census 2,121 people, of whom 1,150 were economically active, lived in 813 households. The parish, which has a land area of , includes the hamlets of... 51.0803°N 0.0530°W |
Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion The Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion is a small society of evangelical churches, founded in 1783 by Selina, Countess of Huntingdon as a result of the Evangelical Revival. For years it was strongly associated with the Calvinist Methodist movement of George Whitefield... |
As at 2009, this building was disused and had planning permission Planning permission Planning permission or planning consent is the permission required in the United Kingdom in order to be allowed to build on land, or change the use of land or buildings. Within the UK the occupier of any land or building will need title to that land or building , but will also need "planning... for residential conversion. The timber-framed Timber framing Timber framing , or half-timbering, also called in North America "post-and-beam" construction, is the method of creating structures using heavy squared off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden pegs . It is commonplace in large barns... weatherboarded Weatherboarding Weatherboarding is the cladding or ‘siding’ of a house consisting of long thin timber boards that overlap one another, either vertically or horizontally on the outside of the wall. They are usually of rectangular section with parallel sides... chapel section was built in the mid-1820s; in 1904 a brick schoolroom was added to the west. It was one of many chapels founded by the Calvinistic Calvinism Calvinism is a Protestant theological system and an approach to the Christian life... religious leader Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon Selina, Countess of Huntingdon was an English religious leader who played a prominent part in the religious revival of the 18th century and the Methodist movement in England and Wales, and has left a Christian denomination in England and Sierra Leone.-Early life:Selina Hastings was born as Lady... . |
See also
- Grade I listed buildings in West Sussex
- List of demolished places of worship in West Sussex