The
Church of St Mary Oatlands
Oatlands Avenue,
Weybridge, Surrey KT13 9TS
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Parish Office:
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Open Tuesdays - Fridays 9-12
Telephone: 01932 231 274 |
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Vicar: |
Rev. Andrew Parsons
5 Beechwood Avenue
Weybridge, Surrey KT13 9TE |
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Telephone:
01932
847 963
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Services Every Sunday:
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8am Holy Communion
10am Parish Communion |
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Parish History Summary: |
Built 1861
Opened 1862
Consecrated 1867
Parish established 1869
North Aisle added 1873
Organ installed 1873
Tower built 1905
Bells installed 1913 |
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Detailed
History
Of The
Church of St Mary Oatlands: |
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The Church of St Mary Oatlands
was built in 1861 as a 'chapel' to serve the needs
of the growing local population and the inmates of
the nearby Convalescent Institution established in
the 1840s by the Earl of Ellesmere. |
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It was opened by the Bishop of Winchester, in whose
diocese it then lay, on Sunday Feb 2nd 1862, the
Feast of Purification of St Mary.
The Church was not formally consecrated until 1867
and the Parish of Oatlands was established in 1869. |
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The North Aisle was added to the Church in 1873 and
the organ was installed in the same year. |
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In 1905 the Tower was built but never consecrated,
allegedly because one of the then wardens did not
wish to have to remove his hat when he took a short
cut from his home to Walton Station. Another
parishioner was said to have promised a clock when
his wife bore him a son,
but since she only had daughters, the clock was
never forthcoming. |
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The bells, which were installed in 1913 had
originally been intended for use by the Indian
Durbar which never took place. |
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Watercolour Painting of Church of St Mary
Oatlands by Surrey Artist Audrey Laycock.
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Available as limited edition prints, framed or
unframed.
More information |
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Location:
The Church is at the junction of Oatlands Avenue
& Beechwood Avenue |
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Links:
Map for Church
Church Site
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Map for Vicarage |
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