St John Evangelist Church, Newtimber
| St John the Evangelist | |
|---|---|
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| 50°54′21″N 0°11′36″W / 50.90596°N 0.19322°W | |
| Location | Newtimber, West Sussex |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Saint John the Evangelist |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* listed |
| Designated | 28 October 1957 |
St John the Evangelist Church is an Anglican church in Newtimber, West Sussex.[1][2][3][4]
History
The church was founded in the thirteenth century. The tower was a much later addition in 1839[5] and the building was significantly restored in 1875 by Gothic Revival architects Richard Carpenter and Benjamin Ingelow.[1]
The families which owned Newtimber Place, the manor house next door to the church, held the advowson, the right to appoint the rector, until 1933, when it was combined with that of Pyecombe.[6][7][8]
The churchyard has a memorial to the men who drowned aboard the SS Mendi, when, as a First World War troopship, it sank in 1917 after a collision.[9][6] The commemorative stone, installed a century later in 2017, reads:
"In memory of Chief Henry Bokleni Ndamase and the 670 African men from the Eastern Cape who lost their lives when the RMS Mendi sank in the English Channel 21st February 1917, With gratitude for the heroic sacrifice they made in responding to Britain’s call for help, Nkosi sikeleli Africa".[10]
The church was grade II* listed by Historic England in 1957 and given the List Entry Number 1354879.[1]
Gallery
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Newtimber east window -
Newtimber north aisle first window -
Newtimber north aisle second window -
Newtimber north aisle third window -
Newtimber north aisle fourth window -
Newtimber north transept window -
Newtimber south aisle first window -
Newtimber south aisle second window -
Font - St. John's Church - geograph.org.uk - 604740 -
Newtimber Church SS Mendi memorial plaque -
Memorial to the Buxton Family - geograph.org.uk - 604780 -
Wall memorial for Charles Gordon of Newtimber Place and of Braco in the island of Jamaica and of Anne Sarah, his widow
References
- ^ a b c Historic England. "THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST JOHN EVANGELIST, Newtimber (1354879)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Newtimber – St John – Sussex Parish Churches". Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Newtimber: St John the Evangelist - CHR Church". facultyonline.churchofengland.org. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "St John the Evangelist, Newtimber - in the Mid Downland Parish". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Newtimber Church, Newtimber, West Sussex, UK | Newtimber Parish". www.newtimber.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Newtimber Church and the British Empire". Alan Lester. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ Sussex Archeaological Society, 1935. Sussex Notes and Queries. Lewes: Barbican House.
- ^ "Parishes: Newtimber | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ SWC (9 November 2022). "SS Mendi". The Shipwreck Centre & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "SS Mendi tragedy commemorated in Sussex 100 years on". BBC News. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2024.