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St Nicholas Church, Thames Ditton |
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About/History
St Nicholas, Thames Ditton is a Church of England parish in the Diocese of Guildford.
St Nicholas Church was originally a long narrow Norman building from the Bell Tower to the Chancel. The tower walls and the north wall of the chancel are part of the original Norman structure and contain lancet windows. |
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Additions came with a 14th century chapel on the north and a 15th century north aisle. The vestry was originally a burial vault built in 1676. The north aisle was enlarged in 1836 and a south aisle added in 1864.
The church has one of the finest fonts in Surrey, dated around 1120 and having unique sculptures. There are several fine brasses (but no brass rubbing please) and behind the clergy stall on the left is an interesting sedilia monument commissioned by Erasmus Forde prior to his death in 1531.
The bells were mentioned in an inventory of 1552 and were increased to six in number in 1753. They were recast in 1962 and re-hung in a new frame in 1981.
The East Window is 20th century, set in 14th century tracery by Geoffrey Webb and depicts St Nicholas.
If you are keen to know more, we, ahem!, have an entry in Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Nicholas_Church,_Thames_Ditton |
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Links
St Nicholas Church Thames Ditton is part of the Church of England http://www.cofe.anglican.org
We fall within the Diocese of Guildford www.cofeguildford.org.uk, and within the Diocese, we are in Emly Deanery http://www.cofeguildford.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=places.content&cmid=82
We enjoy fellowship and occasional joint worship with Thames Ditton United Reformed Church: www.tdurc.org.uk
Other useful links include:
The Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, Guildford: www.Guildford-cathedral.org
We also support a variety of Christian Charities, at home and overseas: Church Mission Society: www.cms-uk.org The Children's Society: www.the-childrens-society.org.uk USPG: www.uspg.org.uk MAF: www.maf.org
The following links may also be of interest: Find a Church: www.findachurch.co.uk
Thames Ditton has an active Residents Association with information about the community at www.residents-association.com
..and there is further information about Thames Ditton Village at: www.thamesditton.com
A Daily Prayer is provided by the official Church of England web site. On-line daily bible-studies can be found at the IVP site, updated daily, taking you through the entire bible in just over two years. |
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Downloads Current edition of the Parish Newsletter
Report and financial statements - to 31 December 2008 (Previous report and financial statements—to 31 December 2007)
St. Nicholas is a registered charity: see the tab “Contact Us, Map” for details.
...and please note that if you are on the electoral roll we would also like to have your email address. This would not only save much valuable time in the office but also make a big saving on postage. Please let the parish office have your details by email.
We will add you to our mailing list for Parish News and may use it for other Parish affairs. However we will NOT sell or distribute parishioners’ email addresses to outside parties.
If you want to opt out, all you need to do is to email me again at the news@stnicholaschurch.org.uk email address with the header Opt Out and we will of course promptly take you off. |
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