Sacred Heart Church, Caterham
Sacred Heart Church | |
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Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Caterham | |
Arundel and Brighton | |
Deanery | Redhill[2] |
Sacred Heart Church or formally the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a
Construction
In 1879, after a request from Francis Parson, a local Catholic, the
On 24 June 1880, the foundation stone of the church was laid by Bishop Danell. Most of the construction was paid for by Fr Roe's father, Captain William Harriott Roe. The architect for the church was Ingress Bell, who also designed St Joseph Church in Guildford (demolished in the 1980s) in 1881.[4] He adopted the Early English Gothic Revival style and a cruciform plan.[5]
On 11 August 1881 the church was opened. The first Mass was celebrated by the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Manning.[4]
Interior
Joseph Aloysius Pippet designed murals which illustrate the life of Jesus; they were painted around the apse, and windows built, by Hardman & Co.; the central apse window dates from 1881 and the murals and other windows from 1889.[3][4] In 1907 it was stated that "[t]he sanctuary has been recently adorned with elegant mosaic pictures".[5]
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Church of the Sacred Heart
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Chancel
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South chapel
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Angels in the Apse
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Altar
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Apse window
Parish
The
See also
- List of places of worship in Tandridge (district)
References
- ^ Historic England. "Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (1294941)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Deaneries of the Diocese". Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Caterham – The Sacred Heart of Jesus". Taking Stock Catholic Churches of England and Wales. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d Lardeur, Ann (2016). "Church History". The Sacred Heart Church. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
- ^ a b c Kelly 1907, p. 119.
- ^ a b "Mass schedule, Sacred Heart, Caterham". Latin Mass Society Of England and Wales. Updated as required.
- ^ "Caterham, Sacred Heart Parish - service schedule and link to recordings". ChurchServices.tv. Kept up to date to show coming week.
- ^ "Mural conservation - Caterham CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART". Hirst Conservation. 2016.
Bibliography
- Kelly, Bernard W. (1907). Historical Notes on English Catholic Missions (PDF). London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- Sladen, Teresa; Antram, Nicholas (11 November 2005). Architectural and Historic Review of Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton (PDF) (Report). English Heritage. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
External links
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