Church Micro 14628... Holmer Green
For many years it was felt that there was a need for a church in Holmer Green and unceasing efforts were made to achieve this objective. The Earl and Countess of Howe were always very interested in the concept, and the Earl gave an acre of land at the top of the recreation ground as a site for the church and burial ground, and promised £100 towards the building funds.
Plans for the Church were designed by Messrs. Glover and Harris, London and built in 1894. The building comprised nave, choir, sanctum, vestry, organ chamber and south porch, with bell tower and one bell. The interior measurements are 55ft by 18ft. The outer walls are of red brick, with slated roof, and the interior is worked in ornamental brickwork patterns with open timber roof.
There are traceried windows at the east and west and the nave is lit with lancet windows set in stone. The choir and sanctum are paved with tiles and the body of the church has a wood floor, with pitch pine pews. The building was erected by Messrs. Thos. Turner of Watford at a contract price of £870, which excluded heating, lighting, pulpit etc.
It has long been thought that Messrs. Biggs of Kinghill built the church. Mr. Harold Biggs, who died only a few years ago, maintained that his grandfather built it and that his father worked on the construction. This may well be true and Turners could have sub-contracted the work. In 1958 Ted King, a local craftsman, made the choir stalls, pulpit and lectern and built the reredos.
In celebration of the Centenary of the Church a banner was designed by Mary Stickley and worked by members of the Church and this is hanging by the altar. There is also a commemorative dish which was turned by Christine Ball and donated by Ron Channon.
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