The parish church of St. John the Divine was built in 1865 by
the architect William White. It was constructed in 'rubble Wealden
stone in the Decorated style', the stone used being quarried a bare
half-mile away in Cooper's Wood. The building itself is generally
regarded by twentieth century experts as a very successful example
of the Victorian Gothic style.
There had previously been a chapel almost opposite in what are
now the grounds of Whittington College. That chapel had been built
by James Evelyn in 1787. He owned the Felbridge Estate and in 1783
he founded the village school which still stands today.
In 1864, Charles Henry Gatty inherited the Felbridge Estate from
his father. At the same time as building the church he built the
Vicarage, ample in size, at the rear of the church, providing it
with spacious gardens.
St. John's is the most southerly parish church of the Diocese of
Southwark, which was founded in 1905.
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