St John Evangelist Church, Newtimber

St John the Evangelist
50°54′21″N 0°11′36″W
Location	Newtimber, West Sussex
Country	United Kingdom
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 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.^[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".^[7]

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
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  Newtimber north aisle first window
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  Newtimber north aisle second window
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  Newtimber north aisle third window
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  Newtimber north aisle fourth window
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  Newtimber north transept window
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  Newtimber south aisle first window
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  Newtimber south aisle second window
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  Font - St. John's Church - geograph.org.uk - 604740
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  Newtimber Church SS Mendi memorial plaque
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  Memorial to the Buxton Family - geograph.org.uk - 604780

References

1. "THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST JOHN EVANGELIST, Newtimber - 1354879 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
2. "Newtimber – St John – Sussex Parish Churches". Retrieved 2024-08-25.
3. "Newtimber: St John the Evangelist - CHR Church". facultyonline.churchofengland.org. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
4. "St John the Evangelist, Newtimber - in the Mid Downland Parish". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
5. "Newtimber Church, Newtimber, West Sussex, UK | Newtimber Parish". www.newtimber.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
6. SWC (2022-11-09). "SS Mendi". The Shipwreck Centre & Maritime Museum. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
7. "SS Mendi tragedy commemorated in Sussex 100 years on". BBC News. 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2024-08-25.