Date/Time
Date(s) - 14 October 2025
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Price
£5.00 - £10.00
Location
Leconfield Hall
Categories
The Story of St Mary the Virgin Petworth
Please join us at Leconfield Hall 7.00 pm, for an illustrated talk about the History of St Marys Church with Andrew Howard.
Doors open 6.30 for 7.00 pm. £5.00 for paid up members and £10.00 for non members. Prior booking is not required. Refreshments will be available.
St Marys has been part of the life of Petworth since before the Doomsday Book of 1086 and indeed could well go back to Anglo Saxon times. Our speaker, Andrew Howard, will explore its history, architecture, some of its monuments (only the most interesting and quirky!) and a few of the more interesting personalities associated with it, including its various steeples and the story behind the rhyme:
Proud Petworth, Poor People, High Church, Crooked Steeple
Older parts of the Church still visible is the chancel which is believed to date back to the early 13th century although the Church has been significantly rebuilt and altered since then.
The involvement of the owners of “the big house” next door over the years – with which it is closely entwined – will also be explored.
This fully illustrated talk will be given by Andrew Howard, a long time resident of Petworth and regular church-goer. He has been closely involved at St Marys Church for many years and has gradually developed a keen interest in its history; the more he has looked for the more has been there for him to find!
He is a history graduate with a career in administration and finance and also has a keen interest in the history of Egremont/Leconfield Estate. His other hobbies include ornithology, railways and photography.
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