All Saints Church, Highbrook
All Saints Church | |
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51°03′18″N 0°03′27″W / 51.0549°N 0.0574°W | |
Location | Hammingden Lane, Highbrook, West Hoathly, West Sussex RH17 6SS |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church of England https://www.allsaints-highbrook.org.uk |
History | |
Status | Horsham |
Deanery | Rural Deanery of Cuckfield |
Parish | Highbrook: All Saints |
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 funded the construction of a new church to serve the local population. Richard H. Carpenter and Benjamin Ingelow's stone building, with a prominent spire, opened in 1884 and was allocated its own parish. The "handsome"[1] church, designed in the 14th/15th-century style of the Gothic Revival, has been listed at Grade II by English Heritage for its architectural and historical importance.
History
The ancient parish of West Hoathly covered a large area of the High Weald in central Sussex, characterised by clay soil with sandstone ridges. The hamlet of Highbrook developed on an isolated area of lower ground (still 400 feet (120 m) above sea level) in the south of the parish, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of West Hoathly village. The road connecting them, Hammingden Lane, runs along one of the narrow sandstone outcrops.[2]
By the
Architects
No internal fittings were paid for out of the original endowment. A set of stained glass windows were installed by the firm of Clayton and Bell between 1885 and 1892, including the main east window which was a memorial to the founding sisters' parents.[1][8] In 1933, the chancel floor was relaid with a checkerboard pattern of black and white marble by Walter Tower,[1] nephew and working partner of stained glass designer Charles Eamer Kempe.[12]
Architecture
All Saints Church, characterised by architectural historian
All windows are lancets with tracery of the Decorated Gothic style, and all have stained glass. The east window of the chancel is the largest, with five lights.[1] The chancel arch and aisles have moulded capitals and responds which appear more elaborate than in a typical rural church of the era.[1][8] Other internal fixtures include a reredos of marble[7] and memorials to the founding sisters.[1]
The church today
All Saints Church was listed at Grade II by English Heritage on 11 May 1983;[13] this defines it as a "nationally important" building of "special interest".[14] As of February 2001, it was one of 958 Grade II listed buildings, and 1,028 listed buildings of all grades, in the district of Mid Sussex.[15]
The parish covers the hamlet of Highbrook and the surrounding rural area between the B2028 Edenbridge–Haywards Heath road and the preserved Bluebell Railway line.[16] It is part of the united benefice of Highbrook and West Hoathly,[17] which was created in September 1975.[18] The advowson is held by the Bishop of Chichester.[2]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Allen, John (22 February 2010). "Highbrook – All Saints". Sussex Parish Churches website. Sussex Parish Churches (www.sussexparishchurches.org). Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Salzman, L. F., ed. (1940). "A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 7 – The Rape of Lewes. Parishes: West Hoathly". Victoria County History of Sussex. British History Online. pp. 164–172. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- ^ Elleray 1981, p. 4.
- ^ Elleray 1981, p. 22.
- ^ Elleray 1981, p. 26.
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Elleray 2004, p. 32.
- ^ a b c d e f Nairn & Pevsner 1965, p. 538.
- ^ Allen, John (6 September 2010). "Architects and Artists C". Sussex Parish Churches website. Sussex Parish Churches (www.sussexparishchurches.org). Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- ^ Allen, John (28 March 2013). "Architects and Artists I–J–K". Sussex Parish Churches website. Sussex Parish Churches (www.sussexparishchurches.org). Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ Elleray 1981, p. 30.
- ^ Allen, John (18 October 2010). "Architects and Artists T–U–V". Sussex Parish Churches website. Sussex Parish Churches (www.sussexparishchurches.org). Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- ^ a b c Historic England. "All Saints Church, Hammingden Lane, West Hoathly, Mid Sussex, West Sussex (Grade II) (1181989)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Listed Buildings". English Heritage. 2010. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Images of England — Statistics by County (West Sussex)". Images of England. English Heritage. 2007. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "All Saints Highbrook". A Church Near You website. Archbishops' Council. 2008. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- ^ "All Saints, Highbrook". A Church Near You website. Archbishops' Council. 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- ^ "No. 46690". The London Gazette. 19 September 1975. p. 11812.
Bibliography
- Elleray, D. Robert (1981). The Victorian Churches of Sussex. Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd. ISBN 0-85033-378-4.
- Elleray, D. Robert (2004). Sussex Places of Worship. Worthing: Optimus Books. ISBN 0-9533132-7-1.
- ISBN 0-14-071028-0.