Christ Church, Ottershaw
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| Location | Ottershaw, Surrey |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Founded | 1863 |
| Founder(s) | Sir Edward Colebrooke |
| Consecrated | 1864[1] |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Architect(s) | Sir George Gilbert Scott |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Administration | |
| Deanery | Runnymede |
| Archdeaconry | Dorking |
| Diocese | Diocese of Guildford |
| Province | Province of Canterbury |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Sandra Faccini |
| Minister(s) | Janice Vickers and Brian Seymour |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Nigel Perryman and Keith Taggart |
| Churchwarden(s) | Denise Williams |
| Parish administrator | Jacqui Punter |
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Listed Building – Grade II
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| Official name | Christchurch |
| Designated | 18 June 1973 |
| Reference no. | 1260037 |
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| Location | Ottershaw, Surrey |
| Country | England |
| Owned by | Church of England |
| Find a Grave | Ottershaw, Christ Church Cemetery |
Christ Church, Ottershaw is a Church of England church on Guildford Road in the village of Ottershaw in the Runnymede district of Surrey, England, about 20 miles to the south-west of London. Grade II listed,[2] it was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott (1811–78).[2]
Sir Edward Colebrooke (1813–90), who came to live in Ottershaw in 1859, built a chapel on his estate in 1863 as a memorial to his deceased son and heir.[3] Later this became the village church.
The church, one of the few polychromatic brick churches designed by Scott, retains most of its original features. A tower, the gift of Edward Gibb,[1] was added in 1885 and new parish rooms in the 1990s.[2]
The nave and chancel windows, designed by Charles Eamer Kempe (1837–1907), contain several examples of Kempe's signature, a tiny wheatsheaf. They were installed in 1901, replacing the original plain glass.[1] Kempe also designed the altar piece. Installed in 1901, it was made by the Sussex-based firm of Norman and Burt and incorporates wooden figures carved in Oberammergau,[1][2] in Bavaria, Germany.
Two Commonwealth servicemen of World War II – Leading Aircraftman George Barnett of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (who died on 17 October 1943) and Corporal Alexander Cook of the Worcestershire Regiment (who died on 21 September 1947) – are buried in the churchyard.[4]
References
Further reading
- Binns, Sheila (2014): Sir Edward Colebrooke of Abington and Ottershaw, Baronet and Member of Parliament: The Four Lives of an Extraordinary Victorian, Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd, ISBN 978-17814-8694-8, 278 pp.
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- 19th-century Church of England churches
- Anglican congregations established in the 19th century
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- Church of England churches in Surrey
- Churchyards in England
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in England
- George Gilbert Scott buildings
- Grade II listed churches in Surrey
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