The Diocese of Arundel and Brighton was created in 1965, taking areas that were formerly part of the Archdiocese of Southwark. The cathedral is in Arundel, and is dedicated to Our Lady and St Philip Howard. The diocese has 140 churches (as of 2005), 81 of which were visited for Taking Stock.
A simple, well-proportioned, building but of no special architectural distinction. A simple cruck-built church with... Read More
Apart from the little tower and spire the church has little architectural pretension. St Mary Mother of Christ... Read More
One of the many churches designed by the prolific Catholic architect Frederick A. Walters. Had the building been... Read More
A very good rural church built from designs by Gilbert Blount for the Biddulph family of Burton Park. Well constructed... Read More
An individual, if a little austere, neo-Romanesque church by Frederick Walters, composed to give a sense of mass and... Read More
A modest brick church originally built in 1938, notable for glass by Gabriel Loire. Gabled, simple rectangular plan... Read More
A substantial Gothic church of the 1890s by F. A. Walters, with landmark tower and short spire. The foundation stone... Read More
St Agnes is fairly typical of an inexpensive early twentieth century brick town church. It serves its purpose well but... Read More
A modern design incorporating Buckfast glass. A timber church was provided in 1934 at a cost of £1,000. This still... Read More
A simple and unexceptional building, though in the local context it is of some merit, being constructed of local flint... Read More
A nicely composed and well detailed, traditional, building of some architectural quality. The font is an important... Read More
A good many churches were being built in the Romanesque style in the 1930s, but Goldie’s church is better composed... Read More
