WOTTON HUNDRED 



DORKING 



the nave arcades and crossing arches, but they were 

 probably of late izth or early 13th-century date. In 

 the first half of the I4th century considerable altera- 

 tions were effected. A clearstory of coupled lights 

 having ogee, trefoiled, and cinquefoiled heads was 

 formed on both sides of the nave, and other windows 

 inserted, in about 1 340. The chancel at this time 

 received a fine large east window of five lights, the 

 central higher than the others, with flowing tracery in 

 the head resembling that of the east window in Witley 

 Church. 111 The windows in the south wall, of three 

 and two lights, with square heads, may have belonged 

 to the same or a slightly later date. The upper story 

 of the tower, although its parapet had been made 

 plain in 1762, retained two-light windows with 

 pointed heads of I 5th-century character, and in the 

 east wall of the south transept, the south wall of the 

 south aisle, with its porch, and the west wall of the 

 nave, were other windows of the 1 5th century. If it 

 seems hard to forgive the 1835 rebuilding of the nave, 

 it is almost impossible to excuse the destruction of the 

 ancient chancel, with its fine east window, in 1866. 

 The north aisle had no windows in its wall, but was 

 lit by wooden dormers in the roof. 



The monuments in the old church prior to its 

 demolition do not appear to have been of great 

 importance. Aubrey records many tombstones as exist- 

 ing on the floor of the church in his time (1673, &c.), 

 some of which bore the indents of brasses. These 

 have all disappeared. The following mural monu- 

 ments have been preserved and set up in the new 

 church : (l) The Howard monument, to the memory 

 of Charles Howard of Greystoke Castle and of Deep- 

 dene, 111 fourth son of Henry Frederick, Earl of 

 Arundel (died 3 1 March 1713), and Mary his wife 

 (died 7 November 1695); of Henry Charles Howard, 

 his son and heir (died 10 June 1720), and Mary his 

 wife (died 7 October 1747) ; and of Mary Anne 

 Howard, the late wife of Charles Howard, jun. (died 

 28 May 1768). (2) A monument, removed from a 

 mausoleum formerly in the churchyard, to the second 

 wife of Henry Talbot, son of a Bishop of Durham, 

 who purchased Charte Park in 1746 and died in 1784. 

 (3) To Abraham Tucker, author of A Picture of 

 Artless Love and Ike Light of Nature Pursued, who 

 lived at his estate of Betchworth Castle till his death 

 in 1774. (4) A brass plate to Jeremiah Markland 

 (1693-1776), the classical scholar, who lived at 

 Milton Court. 



The registers date from 1538. 



The church plate is all modern, presented recently 

 by the Rt. Hon. George Cubitt, M.P., of Denbies, 

 now Lord Ashcombe. There is a ring of eight bells, 

 of which no. 2, 3 and 4 are dated 1709 and bear the 

 names of William Fenwicke, Mrs. Margaret Fenwicke, 

 John Hollier and John Pinny, 'benefactors'; while 

 no. 5 has the inscription, ' JOHN WILNER MADE ME 1 626.' 

 The others are modern. The ' pancake ' bell used to 

 be rung between 1 1 o'clock and noon on Shrove 

 Tuesday down to the early part of the 1 9th century. 



ST. PAUL'S CHURCH was built in 1X57 fora 

 new district on the south side of the town. It is a 



stone building, consisting of a nave and chancel, in 

 quasi 14th-century style, with a small bell-turret at 

 the west end. 



ST. MARY MAGDALENE'S CHURCH, HOLM- 

 WOOD, was built in 1838. It was successively en- 

 larged in 1842, 1846, 1848, and 1863. Mr. James 

 Park Harrison was the original architect, and the 

 church is a successful imitation of 13th-century style, 

 built in sandstone, with a tower to the south-west. 

 The sites for church, parsonage, and school were given 

 by the Duke of Norfolk. 



The church of ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, 

 NORTH HOLMWOOD,v/M built, in 1875, of stone 

 in an intended 12th-century style, with a tower and 

 spire. 



The church of HOLT TRINITY, rTESTCOTE, 

 was consecrated in 1852. It was built by Sir Gilbert 

 Scott in 1 4th-century style. It is of stone, with a small 

 western turret. Mr. Charles Barclay gave I, ooo to the 

 building, and Lady Mary Leslie 1,000 endowment. 

 The clock was put up to commemorate the Jubilee of 

 1887. The parsonage house was built at the sole 

 expense of the late Mr. Charles Barclay, of Bury Hill; 

 the Westcote Schools (National) by subscription in 

 1854 ; an infant school by subscription in 1882. 



St. John's Chapel, the Countess of Huntingdon's 

 Connexion, was built by Mr. John Worsfold in 1 840, 

 and endowed with 40 a year, a house, small glebe, 

 and a benefaction for charities. 



The advowson of the church of 

 ADPOWSON Dorking was attached first to the 

 Priory of Lewes, l:s and then, in 1334, 

 to the Priory of Holy Cross at Reigate until the disso- 

 lution of the monasteries. 114 It was then granted to Lord 

 William Howard," 4 created Lord Howard of Effing- 

 ham. Charles second Lord Howard of Effingham, 

 created Earl of Nottingham, inherited from his father. 

 His eldest son William having died in his lifetime, his 

 daughter Elizabeth, by marriage the Countess of 

 Peterborough, inherited, 116 and conveyed it in 1657 

 to her son, John Mordaunt, 11 ' an ardent Royalist, 

 to whom Charles II shortly afterwards granted the 

 titles of Baron Mordaunt of Reigate and Viscount 

 Mordaunt of Avalon, as a reward for his many 

 services. 118 



In 1 660 Dorking with Capel (q.v.) and other churches 

 was confirmed to John Mordaunt in trust for Mary 

 daughter of his brother the Earl of Peterborough. 11 ' 

 Mary sold it in 1677 to Sir John Parsons. The widow 

 of his son Humphrey settled it on her daughter Anne, 

 wife of Sir John Hynde Cotton, who conveyed it to 

 him. He sold it in 1766 to Mr. Edward Walter of 

 Bury Hill. At his death in 1780 it descended to his 

 daughter and her husband Viscount Grimston. The 

 latter sold in 1789 to the Duke of Norfolk." The 

 rectorial tithes were bought by various people in lots, 

 among whom were the late Mr. Rate of Milton Court 

 and Mr. Williamson of Guildford. The advowson to 

 the vicarage remained with the Dukes of Norfolk till the 

 Right Hon. G. Cubitt, M.P., now Lord Ashcombe, 

 bought it about 1865, and it remains in his hands. 



The vicarage of St. Paul is in the gift of trustees. 



111 Illuttrated by the late J. L. Andre, 

 F.S.A. in Surr. Areh. Call, xiy, I. For 

 Witley tee V.CM. Surr. ii, 456. The 

 east window of Mickleham Church, prior 

 to 1872, exhibited a similar design, and 



Ila See ante under Deepdene. 

 118 Cott. MS. Vesp. F, XT, fol. i8A. 

 114 Pat. 8 Edw. Ill, pt. ii, m. 34 ; and 

 Winton Epis. Reg. Orleton, i, fol. 57d. 

 " L. and P. Hen. fill, xvi, g. 947 



11 7 Feet of F. Surr. East. 1657. 



118 G.E.C. Comfltte Peerage, T, 368. 



119 Pat. 12 Chas. II, pt. xviii, m. 16. 

 110 Abstract of title to Capel Rectory 



till 1766 ; Manning and Bray, Hist. Surr. 



the west window of the tower at Cran- (12) ; xvii, g. 443 (5). [67. iii, 593 ; private information. 



Icigh belongs to the same group. nt Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), cccclxxxii, 



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