St Saviour's Church, Eastbourne Explained

St Saviour's Church, Eastbourne
Fullname:Church of St Saviour and St Peter
Country:England
Denomination:Church of England
Churchmanship:Traditional Catholic
Former Name:Church of the Holy Saviour
Consecrated Date:31 January 1867
Status:Active
Functional Status:Parish church
Heritage Designation:Grade II* listed
Designated Date:17 May 1971
Architect:G. E. Street
Spire Height:176feet
Parish:St. Saviour and St. Peter, Eastbourne
Deanery:Eastbourne
Archdeaconry:Archdeaconry of Hastings
Diocese:Diocese of Chichester
Bishop:The Rt Revd Martin Warner (AEO)
Vicar:Fr Mark McAulay SSC
Warden:Pauline Fella and Keith Metcalfe

St Saviour's Church is a Church of England parish church in Eastbourne, East Sussex. The church is a grade II* listed building which was designed by G. E. Street.

History

St Saviour's Church was designed by George Edmund Street. On 17 October 1865, the foundation stone of the new church was laid. The main church building was built from 1865 to 1866, and its steeple was built from 1870 to 1872. The church was consecrated on 31 January 1867 by Ashurst Gilbert, the Bishop of Chichester. It is made from red brick with Bath stone dressings, and has a polychrome, clay tile roof. There were later additions to the church: a baptistry was added in 1892; a chapel was added to the south in 1903; and church room was built in 1954.

The church was originally dedicated as the Church of the Holy Saviour.[1] In 1971, the neighbouring St Peter's Church was demolished and the two parishes were combined, but it remained St Saviour's Church.

On 17 May 1971, the church was designated a grade II* listed building.

Present day

St Saviour's Church is in the parish of St. Saviour and St. Peter, Eastbourne in the Archdeaconry of Hastings of the Diocese of Chichester.[2]

The church was built as a Tractarian place of worship, and the parish currently stands in the Traditional Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England. As the parish is against the ordination of women, it receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Chichester (currently Martin Warner), and is a member of both Forward in Faith and The Society.[3]

List of vicars

There have been ten Vicars of St Saviour's Church:[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A brief history of St Saviour's Church, Eastbourne. St Saviour's Eastbourne. 7 June 2017.
  2. Web site: St Saviour's, Eastbourne. A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. 7 June 2017.
  3. Web site: Advert for Eastbourne St Saviour and St Peter. Diocese of Chichester. 7 June 2017. pdf. April 2016.
  4. Web site: Previous Vicars. St Saviour's Eastbourne. 7 June 2017.