St John the Evangelist Church, Heron's Ghyll
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| St John the Evangelist Church | |
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| Coordinates: 51°01′23″N 0°06′41″E / 51.0231°N 0.1115°E | |
| OS grid reference | TQ4818426977 |
| Location | Heron's Ghyll, East Sussex |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | PhilipandJohn.org |
| History | |
| Founder(s) | James Hope, 1st Baron Rankeillour |
| Dedication | John the Evangelist |
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| Status | Active |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
| Designated | 31 December 1982 |
| Architect(s) | Frederick Walters |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 9 May 1896 |
| Completed | 22 September 1897 |
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| Parish | Uckfield with Heron's Ghyll |
| Deanery | Mayfield |
| Diocese | Arundel and Brighton |
| Province | Southwark |
St John's Church or St John the Evangelist Church is a Roman Catholic Parish Church in the Heron's Ghyll settlement of Buxted, East Sussex, England. It was built from 1896 to 1897 and designed by Frederick Walters. It is situated on the A26 road in the centre of Heron's Ghyll. It is a Gothic Revival church and is a Grade II listed building.
In 1866, the first Catholic mission in the area started in the house of the poet Coventry Patmore. He became a Catholic in 1862, after the death of his first wife, and allowed Mass to be said in his house a year after remarrying. In 1875, he moved to Hastings and founded St Mary Star of the Sea Church there. In 1879, Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk bought the house. He purchased it for his widowed mother, Augusta Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk. In 1880, she was behind the building of a school where Mass could be said and a presbytery. These two buildings are currently to the southwest of the present church. She also paid for St Catherine's Church to be built in Littlehampton in 1862. In 1884, a temporary church building was constructed in Heron's Ghyll, it was made of iron. In 1886, she died. In 1891, her grandson, James Hope, 1st Baron Rankeillour bought the site from the Duchy of Norfolk and set about building a permanent church.
In 1895, Frederick Walters was commissioned to design the church. On 9 May 1896, the foundation stone was laid. Construction of the church cost £4,000. On 22 September 1897, the church was opened. By 1904, the debt of constructing the church had been fully paid, so on 7 September 1904, the church was consecrated by the Bishop of Southwark, Peter Amigo.
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