(14) The Organ
The organ, which replaces the original hand pumped instrument, was built by William Hil & Son, and Norman & Beard of London. The two manual organ was installed in 1925
Continue readingThe organ, which replaces the original hand pumped instrument, was built by William Hil & Son, and Norman & Beard of London. The two manual organ was installed in 1925
Continue readingRev J S Leake was the first appointed vicar to Grayswood and served the parish for 29 years. A stone tablet in his memory was placed in the chancel. "In
Continue readingRev John Brownlow Chandler was appointed as Vicar of Witley in 1882. He is commemorated by the west window which was dedicated to him at a Harvest Festival service in
Continue readingAlfred Hugh Harman moved into Lower Grayswood (now Grayswood Place) in the late 1890s and as his working life at Ilford drew to a close, he financed the building of
Continue readingThe stone carvings on either side of the porch represent Church and State. The finials to the lintel over the door are the carved heads of a bishop and a
Continue readingThe West Window (3) was designed by Charles Eamer Kempe and dedicated to Rev John Brownlow Chandler. Kempe's trademark wheatsheaf can be seen in the lower part of the left
Continue readingAt the entrance to the church yard, there is a wood framed Lych Gate (A) with tall, swept, shingled pavilion roof. Once used as the sheltered point at which the
Continue readingThe Good Samaritan is depicted on a window on the south side of the church. In a scene taken from the parable of the Good Samaritan as narrated in the
Continue readingThe Sir Galahad window is thought to be one of the few church windows to show the Holy Grail (others include the Tennyson Memorial Window in St Bartholomew's in Haslemere
Continue readingThe north window is also the work of Swedish artist, Carl Almquist, who was a friend of Axel Haig. The window depicts the risen Christ flanked by angels and below
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