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St John the Baptist, Busbridge
St John the Baptist's Church, Brighton Road, Busbridge (April 2015) (10).JPG
The church viewed from the west
51°10′38.0″N 0°36′6.4″W / 51.177222°N 0.601778°W / 51.177222; -0.601778
Location Brighton Road, Busbridge, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1XA
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Founded 1867
Founder(s) Mr and Mrs John Ramsden of Busbridge Hall
Dedicated 1867
Architecture
Architect(s) George Gilbert Scott
Style Gothic Revival
Years built 1865-1867
Administration
Parish Busbridge
Deanery Godalming
Archdeaconry Surrey
Episcopal area Guildford (Bishop of Guildford)
Diocese Guildford

Busbridge Church or St John the Baptist Church, is an evangelical Anglican Church in Busbridge, Godalming, England. Busbridge Church is part of a joint benefice with Hambledon Church in the village of Hambledon, Surrey. Together Busbridge and Hambledon Church have six Sunday congregations ranging from traditional to modern and contemporary services. On a Sunday Busbridge Church and Hambledon Church put on youth and children's groups for over 200 young people.

History

Busbridge Church was founded by John and Emma Ramsden of Busbridge Hall. Building work took place between 1865 and 1867 and finished with the building's dedication in 1867. The church was designed by George Gilbert Scott and has a wrought-iron chancel screen by Edwin Lutyens, who also designed the First World War memorial. There are stained glass windows by Morris & Co., including Edward Burne-Jones, and later ones by Archibald Keightley Nicholson. The church is designated as a Grade II* listed building.

Main WWI memorial window in Busbridge Church 03
Main WWI memorial window by Archibald Keightley Nicholson. The left-hand pane shows Saint Martin above Amiens Cathedral. The right-hand pane shows Saint Nicholas above Scapa Flow and battleships of the Grand Fleet

Memorials

The churchyard contains several significant memorials by architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, who also designed the house at nearby Munstead Wood for his friend and collaborator Gertrude Jekyll. Lutyens designed Busbridge War Memorial, a Grade II* listed building, unveiled in 1922, which sits at the end of the churchyard at the junction of Brighton Road and Hambledon Road. It is one of dozens of Lutyens' war memorials around England and elsewhere after the First World War and one of fifteen of his War Crosses, which all share a similar design. The names of the village's war dead are listed on a plaque inside the church. Lutyens also designed memorials to Julia Jekyll (Gertrude's mother), Francis McLaren, and a joint memorial to Sir Herbert Jekyll (Gertrude's brother) and his wife Dame Agnes Jekyll, and to Gertrude herself.

Sunday Services

Busbridge Church

9:30am Contemporary Service

Worship is band-led and there is regular use of modern media. Holy Communion is on the third Sunday.

11:15am Classic Service

Classic congregation then meets in Busbridge Church from 11.15am till 12.00pm. They follow Common Worship. Holy Communion is celebrated on the first Sunday of the month. The worship and music style is both traditional with contemporary songs and hymns with the aid of a church organ.

6:00pm Evening Worship

This is an informal evening service with extended periods of music and a relaxed atmosphere. Holy Communion is on the fourth Sunday of every month.

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See also

  • Diocese of Guildford
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