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Our Lady and St Peter's Church, East Grinstead

1879 establishments in England19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United KingdomCommons category link is locally definedEast GrinsteadFrederick Walters buildings
Grade II listed Roman Catholic churches in EnglandGrade II listed churches in West SussexRoman Catholic churches completed in 1898Roman Catholic churches in West SussexRomanesque Revival church buildings in England
Our Lady and St Peter Church, East Grinstead by David Anstiss Geograph 2955585
Our Lady and St Peter Church, East Grinstead by David Anstiss Geograph 2955585

Our Lady and St Peter's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in East Grinstead. It was built from 1897 to 1898 and designed by Frederick Walters. It is situated on the London Road close to where it becomes Station Road, north of East Grinstead railway station. It is a Romanesque Revival church and a Grade II listed building.

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Our Lady and St Peter's Church, East Grinstead
London Road, Mid Sussex Blackwell

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Our Lady and St Peter’s Catholic Church

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RH19 1EY Mid Sussex, Blackwell
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Our Lady and St Peter Church, East Grinstead by David Anstiss Geograph 2955585
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St Swithun's Church, East Grinstead
St Swithun's Church, East Grinstead

St. Swithun's is a Church of England church in East Grinstead, West Sussex, England, which is a Grade II* listed building.The site had a church since the 11th century. It was struck by lightning in 1772 and after it was rebuilt by James Wyatt it was opened in 1789. It is situated on a hill-top site near entrance to town, where in the past several tracks met. The area began to be settled in the late tenth century: and St Swithun (Bishop of Winchester, 852–862) was the choice for church patron. To this day it remains a visible landmark. Near the entrance to the church, three stones mark the supposed ashes of Anne Tree, Thomas Dunngate and John Forman who were burned as martyrs on 18 July 1556 because they would not renounce the Protestant faith. Due to the method of execution and the charge of 'heresy', the three were later assumed in local folklore to have been charged with witchcraft and are referred to as 'the witches'. From 1871 to 1908, the vicar of the church was Douglas Yeoman Blakiston. Prior to being ordained, he had worked as an artist. Two large oil paintings by him remain in the church as do several organ pipes he painted with portraits of parishioners. His son, Herbert Blakiston, went on to become Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford.A national appeal for funds raised £516 in 1788. A programme of restoration in 1874 inaugurated the present appearance. A Trust Fund was set up in 1979 to provide funding for restoration. It is independent of the Parochial Church Council.