St Peter's church in
Hascombe
Hascombe is a village and civil parish in Surrey, England. It is around southeast of Godalming in the Borough of Waverley. The settlement contains a large cluster of cottages and country estates, St Peter's Church, the village green, a fountai ...
, which is grade II* listed, was rebuilt during the mid-19th century, and the new church consecrated in June 1864. The original church dated from the 13th century but by 1862, when Canon Vernon Musgrave became rector, it was described as being in a poor condition. Musgrave set about raising funds to have the church rebuilt, paying for the chancel himself and persuading four local landowners to pay for the rest. The architect of the new church was
Henry Woodyer
Henry Woodyer (1816–1896) was an English architect, a pupil of William Butterfield and a disciple of A. W. N. Pugin and the Ecclesiologists.
Life
Woodyer was born in Guildford, Surrey, England, in 1816, the son of a successful, highly resp ...
, a pupil of
William Butterfield
William Butterfield (7 September 1814 – 23 February 1900) was a British Gothic Revival architect and associated with the Oxford Movement (or Tractarian Movement). He is noted for his use of polychromy.
Biography
William Butterfield was bo ...
. During the demolition and rebuilding, services were held in the village pub, The White Horse.
The church is built of local Bargate stone, with a simple nave, chancel, and lady chapel. The roof rafters are
cusped and gilded. The stained-glass is mostly by
Hardman and Powell and the decoration is by
J A Pippet, a freelance artist employed by Hardman.
The
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rood screen, made from
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trees and featuring elaborate carvings and paintings, remains from the old church and was restored in 1864 and decorated by Hardman and Powell. The
font
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of Purbeck marble, also recovered from the old church, dates back to 1690. The belfry, reached by a spiral staircase from the nave, houses a ring of five bells.
Regarded by
Nikolaus Pevsner
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as one of Surrey's best Victorian churches and one of the best by Henry Woodyer.
John Betjeman
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described the church as "a
Tractarian
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work of art".
The walls of the nave are decorated with the scene of the ‘miraculous draught of fishes’ with 'one hundred and fifty and three' fishes caught in a net dragged by the six disciples. Above the chancel arch is a painting of the Last Judgement, and on the inside of the arch is a picture of our Lord with angels. The walls of the choir and sanctuary have scenes from the Bible depicting the ministry of Angels. The stained glass in the chancel are scenes from the life of our Lord. The central window shows Christ on the cross. The reredos above the altar shows the Adoration of the Lamb. At the entrance to the chancel is a Victorian brass to Canon Musgrave. The pulpit panels show our Lord together with Noah, St Peter, and St John the Baptist. The west window, by
William Holland shows Jesus in the fishing boat calming the storm, is in memory of
Conyers Middleton
Conyers Middleton (27 December 1683 – 28 July 1750) was an English clergyman. Though mired in controversy and disputes, he was also considered one of the best stylists in English of his time.
Early life
Middleton was born at Richmond, North Y ...
who was rector from 1747 to his death in 1750. The Lady Chapel was created in 1935 and contains a squint window. The east window in the Lady Chapel is by
Clayton and Bell
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and the lancet windows, commemorating the Godman family, are by Hardman and Powell.
See also
*
List of places of worship in Waverley (borough)
, there are more than 110 current and former places of worship in the borough of Waverley in Surrey, England. Various Christian denominations own and use 89 churches, chapels and halls across the borough, and a further 26 buildings no longe ...
References
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Grade II* listed churches in Surrey
Gothic Revival church buildings in England
Church of England church buildings in Surrey
Gothic Revival architecture in Surrey
Diocese of Guildford
Churches completed in 1864