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Headley's Past in Pictures
All Saints' Church
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All Saints' Church in 1875
All Saints' Church had been almost completely rebuilt using largely existing materials in 1859, sixteen years before this picture was taken. This followed a fire in May 1836 which had destroyed the previous wooden-shingled spire (see sketch below) and damaged part of the building. |
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All Saints' Church, Headley, 1875 |
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All Saints' Church, Headley, about 1836 |
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Drawing of All Saints' Church, Headley, before the spire burnt down
Drawn according to the best of Henry Knight's recollection after the event, and is to be found in Macmillan's edition of White's Selborne (1875), illustrated by Mrs Laverty's father, Professor De la Motte.
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CREEPING IVY
From a few strands visible on the photograph of 1875, the church eventually became almost completely covered in ivy. These pictures show steady encroachment up the tower over the years. The ivy growth was finally removed by 1931, and is now kept well under control. |
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All Saints' Church, Headley, 1901 |
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All Saints' Church in 1901
The top of the church clock on the east face of the tower is just visible in this picture. It was installed in December 1900 in memory of Sir Robert Samuel Wright's young son Evan Stanley, 'Master Jack,' who died suddenly from 'flu, aged seven. The initials of Sir Robert, his wife Merriel Mabel, their son, and the year in which he died, are painted in the four corners.
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All Saints' Church, Headley, 1901 |
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All Saints' Church, Headley, interior 1908 |
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Interior of All Saints' Church in 1908
"A magnificent roof of wide span and massive timbers, which sits so grandly upon the Nave walls. It dates from the last quarter of the 14th century, and its great width (about 26ft) is quite exceptional in a Parish Church. Its tie-beams, king-posts and wall-plates are all heavily moulded, and the braced collar and rafter construction is very massive. On one king-post near the west end is carved the head of a man-possibly meant for the master-carpenter, who took an affectionate pride in his work". - P.M. Johnston, F.S.A.
The chancel screen was erected in 1892 in memory of Major-General Woodbine Parish CB who died at 'The Oaks' in April 1890.
Note the lack of old monuments on the walls-these had been removed during rebuilding work in 1859 and were not replaced until 1913. |
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