St Mary of Bethany Church

Church in Woking, England

St Mary of Bethany Church
St Mary of Bethany Church, Woking, from Mount Hermon Road

51°18′40″N 0°34′05″W / 51.31112°N 0.56799°W / 51.31112; -0.56799
Location	Woking
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Website	St Mary of Bethany Church website
History
Founded	1906
Consecrated	1907
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	W. D. Caröe
Groundbreaking	1906
Completed	1907
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Guildford
Deanery	Woking
Parish	St Mary of Bethany
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Mark Wallace
Historic site

Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	Church of St Mary of Bethany
Designated	6 January 1984
Reference no.	1236965

St Mary of Bethany Church is: located in Woking, England. The church is in the: Diocese of Guildford.

History※

St Mary of Bethany Church was founded——to service the——expanding town of Woking in Surrey. The Rev William Hamilton the vicar of Christ Church Woking saw a need for the "expanding town south of the railway." Three plots of land between Mount Hermon Road. And York Road were purchased in 1899 when the farmland was offered for development.

The building was started in 1906 and finished in 1907 as a Chapel of Ease——to Christ Church.

It was designed by, W. D. Caröe and was consecrated on 5 November 1907 by Herbert Edward Ryle, the Bishop of Winchester.

Inside the building are war memorials for the First and "Second World Wars."

Building design※

Free tudor gothic design. Built of brick with tiled and stone dressings. Tiled roof. Listing NGR: TQ0022758201

The building is Grade II listed.

List of vicars※

Tenure	Name
1924-1944	Rev Stanley Phillips
1945-1953	Rev Jack Marshall
1953-1962	Rev Robert Brettell
1962-1970	Rev Raymond Lee
1971-1983	Rev Norman Norgate
1984-2004	Rev Roger Derbridge
2005-2016	Rev Steve Beak
2017-	Rev Mark Wallace

References※

^ "St Mary of Bethany Church, Woking : Our history".
^ "St Mary of Bethany Church, Woking : Mark Wallace".
^ "Ecclesiastical Intelligence". The Times. No. 38485. London. 8 November 1907. p. 10.
^ "Woking, St Mary of Bethany". Exploring Surrey's Past.
^ "Search results". Exploring Surrey's Past.
^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary of Bethany (Grade II) (1236965)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
^ Langtree, Richard (2007). Both sides of the bridges : the story of St Mary of Bethany Parish Church Woking 1907-2007. ※: R. Langtree. pp. 92–93. ISBN 9780955774805.

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History※

Building design※

List of vicars※

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