Summary
St Mary of Bethany Church is located in Woking, England. The church is in the Diocese of Guildford.
| St Mary of Bethany Church | |
|---|---|
 St Mary of Bethany Church, Woking, from Mount Hermon Road | |
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| 51°18′40″N 0°34′05″W / 51.31112°N 0.56799°W | |
| Location | Woking |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | St Mary of Bethany Church website |
| History | |
| Founded | 1906 |
| Consecrated | 1907 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | W. D. Caröe[1] |
| Groundbreaking | 1906 |
| Completed | 1907 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Guildford |
| Deanery | Woking |
| Parish | St Mary of Bethany |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Mark Wallace[2] |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Church of St Mary of Bethany |
| Designated | 6 January 1984 |
| Reference no. | 1236965 |
History edit
St Mary of Bethany Church was founded to service the expanding town of Woking in Surrey. The Rev William Hamilton the vicar of Christ Church Woking saw a need for the expanding town south of the railway. Three plots of land between Mount Hermon Road and York Road were purchased in 1899 when the farmland was offered for development.
The building was started in 1906 and finished in 1907 as a Chapel of Ease to Christ Church.
It was designed by W. D. Caröe and was consecrated on 5 November 1907 by Herbert Edward Ryle, the Bishop of Winchester.[3]
Inside the building are war memorials for the First and Second World Wars.[4]
Building design edit
Free tudor gothic design. Built of brick with tiled and stone dressings. Tiled roof. Listing NGR: TQ0022758201 [5]
The building is Grade II listed.[6]
List of vicars edit
| Tenure[7] | Name |
|---|---|
| 1924-1944 | Rev Stanley Phillips |
| 1945-1953 | Rev Jack Marshall |
| 1953-1962 | Rev Robert Brettell |
| 1962-1970 | Rev Raymond Lee |
| 1971-1983 | Rev Norman Norgate |
| 1984-2004 | Rev Roger Derbridge |
| 2005-2016 | Rev Steve Beak |
| 2017- | Rev Mark Wallace |
References edit
- ^ "St Mary of Bethany Church, Woking : Our history".
- ^ "St Mary of Bethany Church, Woking : Mark Wallace".
- ^ "Ecclesiastical Intelligence". The Times. No. 38485. London. 8 November 1907. p. 10.
- ^ "Woking, St Mary of Bethany". Exploring Surrey's Past.
- ^ "Search results". Exploring Surrey's Past.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary of Bethany (Grade II) (1236965)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ Langtree, Richard (2007). Both sides of the bridges : the story of St Mary of Bethany Parish Church Woking 1907-2007. [Woking]: R. Langtree. pp. 92–93. ISBN 9780955774805.
Further reading edit
- Richard Langtree "Both Sides of the Bridges: The Story of St Mary of Bethany Parish Church Woking, 1907–2007" ISBN 9780955774805