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The tower is the oldest part; much of the building dates from the 1180s. The chancel had an apse until it was demolished in 1825. Guildford Methodist Church officially joined St Mary's on 1 September 2013, and the church is now a joint Anglican and Methodist congregation. [9] [115] [148] [149] [42] [150] Grace Church Guildford (Chertsey Street ...
St Mary's Church tower, which is built of rough flint, is the oldest surviving piece of architecture in Guildford [5] being at least 70 years older than the nearby Guildford Castle. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] As the castle was a popular royal residence in the 12th and 13th centuries and as St Mary's is very close to it, it was used occasionally for royal ...
St Nicolas’ church (spelt ‘Nicholas’ until the early 20th century) is on the left bank of the River Wey, at the bottom of Guildford High Street, which extends across the river via the now pedestrianised Town Bridge. The present church, consecrated in 1876, is the third church on the site.
The Diocese of Guildford administers all of the borough's Anglican churches. Its seat is Guildford Cathedral. [79] The churches are grouped geographically into deaneries. These lie within one of two Archdeaconries—Dorking Archdeaconry and Surrey Archdeaconry—which are an intermediate administrative level between the diocese and the deaneries.
Lists of churches in England include lists of notable current or former church buildings, territories, places of worship, or congregations, and may be discriminated by various criteria, including affiliation, location, or architectural characteristics.
Effingham is a village in the Borough of Guildford in Surrey, reaching from the gently sloping northern plain to the crest of the North Downs and with a medieval parish church. The village was the home of notable figures, such as Barnes Wallis who is buried here and Toni Mascolo.
Holy Trinity Church was initially used as the cathedral for the new Diocese of Guildford, but it was judged too small for the task, and in 1928 the diocese decided to build a new cathedral. Work began in 1933, but the Second World War delayed the construction considerably, and it was not consecrated until 1961, although services had been held ...
Churches, chapels and cathedrals in the English county of Surrey: ... List of places of worship in the Borough of Guildford; St Martha's Hill; H. Hillsong Church UK; M.