Reigate Decorative and Fine Arts Society

Church Recorders at St Andrew’s Church, Gatton

2004 - 2010

In the Early 1830s the 5th Baron Lord Monson purchased the Manor of Gatton.

The Baron toured Germany and The Netherlands buying Gothic artefacts from local churches to furnish St Andrew’s

Chancel, east window, depicting the Feast of the Passover (1500s), brought from Louvain

South Nave window, depicting the visit of Mary to Elizabeth and known as the Magnificat window (1580s France).

South Chancel window depicting the Nativity in memory of Jeremiah and Isabella ColemanErected by the Colman family in 1897Maker: C E Kempe

Window of the amorial bearings of King Henry VII, early 16th centuryRestored in 2000 by the church and congregation for the Millennium.

The window in the porch:   Designed and made in 1980 by Jane Gray for the Maiklem family in memory of their young son tragically killed by a falling tombstone in the churchyard.

View looking east to include the altar, the reredos and almost all of the east wall of the chancel

Looking west to show the screen, the font and some of the west window.

Lord Monson bought a Baroque choirstall from Ghent, an altar and pulpit from Nuremburg, wrought iron altar work from Tongres, doors from Rouen and the panelling and canopy from the Aarschott choirstalls.

Porch ceiling:   c 1830 stonework with decorative plasterwork.

Kirkland two-manual organ

Members measuring the stone steps of the font

The brass plates carry the names of the past encumbents from 1306 to the present day.

The four painted hatchments carry the arms of the 6th Lord Monson, his wife, the 5th Lord Monson and his mother, the Countess of Warwick.   c 19th Century.

Recording in the Church

A church stood at Gatton in 1086AD (Domesday record)Interior church restoration work by Lord Monson and his architect E Webb in 1830sStonework made of Reigate stone, a porous material.Restoration of the fabric carried out in 2009.

Church Recorders, East Surrey Area Church Recorders Organiser,

RDFAS Chairman

Reigate DFAS present the church record to Rev John Smith at the evensong Patronal festival on 28th November 2010.

Area of research

Section Leader Team members

Memorials & Painting

Sue McLean Angela Dalgliesh

Metalwork Peter Marsh Dilys FisherStonework Judy HoyTextiles Janet Dick Meryl WilsonWoodwork Ted Eilley Ian Stratford, Brigitte Parr, Sheila

TheileLibrary Peter GerosaWindows Jill Harris Mary Stuart-MentethMiscellaneous Jonathan Braddock Beverly BraddockPhotography Maureen Lovell Peter Marsh, Jonathan Braddock

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