saints church anglican parish church ancient sussex village english city brighton place worship existed site years present building norman internal features 13th century exterior rounds restoration victorian era included structural additions wide range monuments wall paintings survive inside including commemorating owner nearby important early history brighton church grade listed continues serve anglican place worship residents 20th century residential development transformed vast rural parish large outer suburb brighton church served large rural area north fishing village ancient predecessor brighton settlement developed building reconstructed norman era wide ranging series alterations carried victorian church improve building structural condition provide space cater growing population developed suburb 20th century churches opened area administered building plain exterior contrasts preserved parts ancient interior features include wall paintings stone memorials churchyard set grade listed tombs history records area covered county sussex reached saxon forces years controlled land english channel coast far 10th century fully established boundaries match present county area divided smaller administrative areas called hundreds neighbouring village preston preston hundreds covering present day brighton lowest administrative level parish based church parish recorded time survey time church existed centre small village spur land near parish covered acres unusually large 11th century population largest sussex parish 1st earl surrey held land local hundreds owned manor area church gradually centre population parish village developed leading church east modern london road saxon church rebuilt 12th 13th centuries feature survive era blocked doorway reset north aisle built doorway described norman possibly earlier norman conquest saxon sources goes stating originally north wall nave identifies 12th century chancel arch plain structure inserted chancel nave 12th century nave period 12th century chancel added following years windows 14th century similar windows inserted nave time 13th century narrow tower built west end thin windows characteristic era dates mid-19th century tower given substantial diagonal buttresses sandstone time exterior underwent complete restoration rebuilding work changes 19th century addition porch south end buttresses south wall nave 16th 17th century having stood years little alteration church completely changed year period 19th century substantial added north aisle larger taller rest building early 19th century building better structural condition sussex survey sir noted fitted rebuilding ancient churches fashionable victorian era condition surviving medieval suggests exterior walls poor condition earlier periods restoration 13th century wall painting christ judgement discovered chancel arch hidden layers remains later paintings oldest murals england time north extension outside walls west east south sides coated grey cement probably improve structural condition described kill ing exterior stone dead historian argued medieval churches rendered way having uncovered flint walls gives impression typical church era look like proximity growing resort brighton miles north palace pier english channel coast encouraged suburban growth mid-19th century low point population village steadily rose nearly time present city council built estate council housing parish early 1920s april acres acre parish annexed brighton urban area known time large housing estates built population reached continued rise opening north aisle improved capacity time new houses surrounding ancient village centre development spread distant parts parish churches opened initially ease temporary building erected avenue estate south replaced permanent brick built church year architect designed built newly developed suburb west london road original temporary church avenue church hall christ king congregation gained hall built avenue closed round restoration took place interior redesigned old choir stalls removed memorials church contains memorials oldest wall tablet commemorating earliest owners died origins 16th century manor house isolated position west london road owner 1st baron passed son sir member family later lived important figure brighton early history local appointed form commission record regulate ancient customs villagers fishermen farmers conflicting needs commissioners produced book book ancient customs fishermen orders law memorial parts remain intact flanked coat arms naked grave church generations family commemorated chancel second generation rebuilt uncle marriage developed brighton high class town estate 19th century family descendants represented son closely involved majesty customs chairman years served board admiralty son daughter husband son memorials manor parish passed family acquired outside seven nearly identical chest tombs centuries old appear belong members family unrelated tombs nearby early 19th century listed grade english heritage august north churchyard traditionally criminals committed suicide memorial survives unfortunately shot architecture fittings plan comprises west tower heavy buttresses bay nave tall aisle north described historian proportion rest building particularly height porch south wall chancel north aisle flint built courses red brick rest church exterior clad cement time outside walls entirely flint stone sandstone sides nave southwest corner tower buttresses added 16th century roof tower 19th century slate rest church roof porch roof 14th century tower contains bells dated known repaired chancel roof nave roof vertical queen post supports ancient tie beams nave chancel separated ancient chancel arch contemporary 12th century structure chancel arch remains 13th century wall painting showing christ judgement dated depicts ascension heaven dead weighing souls jesus christ flanked virgin mary condition discovered 1880s paintings existed walls visible windows north south walls tower stone including east window main body church chancel nave windows 14th century decorated gothic style common time tower windows bell openings smaller early english style popular 13th century tower built largest window sits east end chancel light prominent style window dates 14th century age small window porch twin lights heads set arch windows windows plain headed single blocked doorway modern north aisle oldest surviving church inches thick sits inches opening feet high feet wide gradual settling ground masked original foot height stones equal height wider served inside church arch visible wall chancel retains arched added 14th century restoration work font circular example dates church possesses objects dating 16th 17th centuries dating west wall wide range old carved prayer boards common feature sussex churches ancient examples graffiti consisting crosses dates survives inside curious carvings common sussex current status listed grade october worship saints open evangelical style sunday school regular youth group saints church incorporates postwar suburb west modern building brick glass designed architect ecclesiastical parish saints covers north brighton rural incorporating preston far south preston park railway station scattered residential buildings north south following review diocese parts west parish transferred road brighton south end section ceded time decision taken close parish church divide parish saints churches received congregation northern parish diocese declared redundant december july use place worship year displaced congregations churches demolished joined form new church community bought building renamed road church church demolished church building near preston park destruction fire church
All Saints Church, Patcham