(2) Memorial Tablet A H Harman
Alfred 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 reading(G) Stone Carvings
The outside of the church has many carved stone faces including: * The winged creature covering the rainwater hopper * The angel over the Choir Vestry door proclaiming "Enter His
Continue reading(F) Ben Williams Memorial Bench and Cherry Tree
The Ben Williams Memorial Bench was installed in 2014 in memory of a local cricket-mad chorister who died in 2006 aged just 14. The Cherry Tree was planted in 2022
Continue reading(E) Churchyard
The Churchyard has been used for burials since 1902 and remains an open burial ground. Back to Church Guide - outside
Continue reading(D) Garden of Remembrance
The Garden of Remembrance lies to the East of the main church along the boundary wall. The recorded burial of ashes took place in 1965 - a Rev Samuel Charles
Continue reading(B) Axel Haig Memorial Stone
The unusual Memorial stone in the churchyard is to the Swedish architect of the church, Axel Herman Hagg (Haig). LOst in the mists of time, it is thought that irregularly
Continue reading(A) Lych Gate
At 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 reading(16) High Altar – marble reredos
The marble reredos was carved by Axel Haig shortly after the church was consecrated. There are three main figures. The first, a bearded John the Baptist, is dressed in an
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