St Mary of Bethany Church

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
51°18′40″N 0°34′05″W
LocationWoking
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
WebsiteSt Mary of Bethany Church website
History
Founded1906
Consecrated1907
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)W. D. Caröe[1]
Groundbreaking1906
Completed1907
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseGuildford
DeaneryWoking
ParishSt Mary of Bethany
Clergy
Vicar(s)Mark Wallace[2]
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameChurch of St Mary of Bethany
Designated6 January 1984
Reference no.1236965

History

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

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
Tenure[7]Name
1924-1944Rev Stanley Phillips
1945-1953Rev Jack Marshall
1953-1962Rev Robert Brettell
1962-1970Rev Raymond Lee
1971-1983Rev Norman Norgate
1984-2004Rev Roger Derbridge
2005-2016Rev Steve Beak
2017-Rev Mark Wallace

References
  1. "St Mary of Bethany Church, Woking : Our history".
  2. "St Mary of Bethany Church, Woking : Mark Wallace".
  3. "Ecclesiastical Intelligence". The Times. No. 38485. London. 8 November 1907. p. 10.
  4. "Woking, St Mary of Bethany". Exploring Surrey's Past.
  5. "Search results". Exploring Surrey's Past.
  6. Historic England. "Church of St Mary of Bethany (Grade II) (1236965)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  7. 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
  • Richard Langtree "Both Sides of the Bridges: The Story of St Mary of Bethany Parish Church Woking, 1907–2007" ISBN 9780955774805
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