St Martin of Tours church, Epsom
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St Martin of Tours church, Epsom is a Grade II* listed building, number 1028592, in Church Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 4PX.
The flint tower dates from about 1450. The rest of the church was rebuilt in 1824 to designs by Mr Hatchard of Pimlico. In 1908 the choir and transepts were added by Sir Charles Nicholson.[1][2][3]
The organ is a fine three-manual Norman and Beard organ.[4] There is a two-level reredos above the altar with small statues of saints.
There are war memorials for the men of St Martin's Epsom who died in the Great War and to those who died in the Burma Campaign, 1942–45. The graveyard contains some fine monuments.[5]
Monuments[edit]
Several monuments from the old church survived and are now in the nave of the new church.[6] They represent the following individuals:
| Name | Sculptor |
|---|---|
| Robert Coke (1643) and wife (1653) | |
| Richard Evelyn (1660), son of Richard Evelyn of Wootton. | |
| Robert Coke of Nonesuch (1681) | |
| Elizabeth Evelyn (1691) wife of Richard Evelyn of Woodcott | |
| John Lloyd (1718/19) of the Middle Temple, London | |
| Sarah Cuthbert (1777), wife of Arthur Cuthbert of Woodcott (1788) | Vidler |
| Charles Cuthbert (1777) | Vidler |
| Richard Brand Cuthbert (1806) | Vidler |
| John Brathwaite (1800) | John Flaxman |
| John Henry Warre (1801) and his wife Mrs Braithwaite Warre (1824) | John Flaxman |
| Eleanor Belfield (1802) | |
| Jane Rowe (1810) | John Bacon Junior |
| Susan Warre (1820) and son John Braithwaite (1821), an infant | Francis Chantrey |
| Edward Knipe (1825) and his wife Caroline (Western) Knipe | Humphrey Hopper |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Historic England (18 June 2000). "PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARTIN (1028592)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Parishes: Epsom". British History Online.
- ^ Morgan, Roger (2019). "THE CHURCH OF St MARTIN OF TOURS". Epsom & Ewell History Explorer.
- ^ "Organ". Church website.
- ^ "The Graveyard & Church Monuments Of Epsom". Epsom and Ewell History Explorer. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Monuments in St Martin of Tours, Epsom, Surrey". The Second Website of Bob Speel.
External links[edit]
Media related to St Martin of Tours church, Epsom at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
