St Saviour's, Walmer

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St Saviour's Church, Walmer, 2012

St Saviour's is a church on the seafront of

Walmer, Kent
, United Kingdom.

History

The foundation stone of St Saviour's, Walmer, was laid on 15 August 1848 by Mrs J.T. Bridges. "A vast concourse of people assembled, which, together with the large attendance of carriages, and the brilliancy of the summer's sun, made it quite a gay day.

grace at the different tables, and by addressing some most kind and appropriate observations to the parties assembled, which, we trust, will be long remembered ... On leaving the hospital, the Archbishop was loudly cheered by the assembled guests, who seemed deeply impressed by his kind counsels.[3]

The building was designed by I. Johnson FSA of Adelphi,

Neo-Gothic architectural style, as a chapel of ease for the town's boatmen (who, in the days of sail, took supplies out to vessels in the Downs) and to take the pressure off Old St Mary's (previously the parish's only church).[7]

  • Steeple with open bellchamber, before World War I
    Steeple with open bellchamber, before World War I
  • Steeple with enclosed bell chamber, 1920s
    Steeple with enclosed bell chamber, 1920s
  • St Saviour's (left) with no steeple, 1940s
    St Saviour's (left) with no steeple, 1940s

When the

Walmer Lifeboat House was built opposite it around 23 years later, it was built in a similar Neo-Gothic style.[8][6]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ This was the Royal Naval Hospital at Deal, Kent (now gone)

References

  1. ^ "Walmer". Canterbury Journal, Kentish Times and Farmers' Gazette. British Newspaper Archive. 26 August 1848. p. 4 col.3. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Deal". Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser. British Newspaper Archive. 7 July 1849. p. 8 col.4. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Walmer: consecration of the chapel". Kentish Gazette. British Newspaper Archive. 10 July 1849. p. 3 col.6. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. ^ Vigar, John E. (2021). "St Saviour Walmer". kentchurches.info. John E. Vigar's Kent Churches. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  5. ^ "The laying of the foundation stone of Walmer New Church". Kentish Gazette. British Newspaper Archive. 22 August 1848. p. 1 col.5. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b "St Saviour's". familiesofdealandwalmer.co.uk/. Families & History of Deal and Walmer. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  7. ^ "St Saviour's". walmerparishchurches.org. Walmer Parish Churches. 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Walmer Lifeboat Station". walmerweb.co.uk. Walmer Web. 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

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