The Barn Church, Kew
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The Barn Church, Kew, formally known as St Philip and All Saints, is the first barn church to be consecrated in England
. The building, which is not listed, is on the corner of Atwood Avenue and Marksbury Avenue, Kew
in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
and was constructed in 1929 from a 17th (or possibly 16th) century barn
from Oxted
in Surrey
. The west end was converted in 2002 into a large parish room with a gallery above looking down the length of the building. The sanctuary
was refurbished and remodelled in 1998.
St Philip and All Saints is part of a joint parish
with St Luke's Church, Kew
, under the same vicar
, Peter Hart. It is a member of the Anglican Communion
and Church of England
and, locally, is part of Churches Together
in Kew.http://www.kewchurches.org.uk/ The parish is almost entirely residential and many of the residents work in central London.
The church and adjacent hall (built in 1967) are a hub for the local neighbourhood as there are few other community facilities in the area. A number of children's activities, including a nursery school
http://www.barnnursery.co.uk/, an after-school club http://www.kewoutofschool.org.uk/ and ballet
classes are held there.
(St Philip’s Court) now stands on the site.
The new church was constructed from timbers taken from a barn
(and also the adjoining stable
s) which stood at Stonehall Farm, Hurst Green, Oxted, Surrey. The original barn was an "L" shaped building dating from the 17th or possibly the 16th century. Some of the beams may have been originally ship's timbers. In 1926 the owners, local historian Uvedale Lambert and his wife Cecily (nee Hoare) of South Park Farm, Bletchingley
, in conjunction with members of the Hoare family, who gave generous financial assistance, offered the barn as one of the 25 new churches wanted in the Diocese of Southwark
. It was decided to move the barn to North Sheen
(now incorporated into Kew), where the generosity of Hugh Leyborne Popham
had already provided a site. Edward Swan of Oxted was the architect, and Mr J J Fuller of Chiswick
the contractor. The church cost only £5,000 to build (exclusive of fittings), of which the diocese paid about half. It may therefore claim to be probably the cheapest church of its size ever built. The barn was given to the diocese by the Lambert family, with major contributions from their Hoare relations, one of whom supplied two-inch bricks of 17th-century style to match the timbers.
In 1928 the barn was pulled down at Stonehall, each beam carefully numbered, loaded on to lorries
and carted to North Sheen where it was re-erected. (The numbers can still be seen on the beams.) As few alterations were made as possible. The roof was "hipped"
to give greater width to the aisles, and brick walls substituted for weatherboards
, but the stone "plinth" is original.
The foundation stone was laid by Mrs Philip Hoare and consecrated
by the Bishop of Woolwich (Dr William Hough) on 1 May 1928 (1 May is St. Philip's day in the Anglican Communion's calendar). The building was dedicated
by the Lord Bishop of Southwark (Dr Cyril Garbett
) on 4 February 1929.
The church was built in memory of Henry Gerard Hoare of Stansted House, Godstone
, who died in 1896, and Jane Frances his wife who died in 1913; of their eldest son Henry Gerard Philip Hoare who died in 1918; of Gerard Croft Hoare who died in 1918 of wounds received on active service during World War I
; of his mother Joyce who died in 1925, the first wife of Geoffrey Hoare; and of Uvedale Lambert (1870–1928) who died before the dedication of the church. A tablet at the west end records their names.
The Lady Chapel
was furnished in memory of Uvedale and Cecily Lambert by their son Uvedale Lambert. The work was designed by Hugh Easton of Cambridge
, executed by Mr C Hammond of Kew and dedicated by The Venerable
Charles Lambert on All Saints
' Day 1933. The cedar wood used was given by the Rev Gerard Hoare, Rector of Godstone, and came from one large tree blown down in the churchyard there in 1927. The sanctuary chairs are also made from it.
The panelling in the sanctuary came from "Black Charles" near Sevenoaks
. Most of the new oak used in the fittings and building was cut at Stansted, Godstone, and was given by Mrs Philip Hoare.
The pulpit
, carved by Geoffrey Hoare, is a copy of that in Hereford Cathedral
from which Bishop Croft
denounced the Puritan
soldiers for misusing the Cathedral in Oliver Cromwell
's time. It was given by Mrs Geoffrey Hoare in memory of her father Sir Archer Croft.
The font
is a copy of that at Aldenham
, Herts, and is cut in "Surrey" marble dug at South Park, Bletchingley. The cost of the work was defrayed by the Children's Fellowship at North Sheen.
The lighting was fitted by Harold Willis. The organ was installed in memory of Father John Alban, the Barn Church's first vicar.
The bricks and tiles were specially baked by a relation of the Hoares, Walter Roare of Basingstoke
. The bricks are of the two-inch type which were used at the time the barn was built.The slate
slabs in the porch
es are the original threshing floor
of the barn.The mullioned
windows are copied from Compton Wynyates
in Warwickshire
.
The plain "poppy-heads" of the choir-stalls came from St. Dunstan-in-the-West, Fleet Street
. Discarded during renovations carried out there in about 1860, they were bought by Henry Gerard Hoare and presented by Hoare’s Bank
whose Fleet Street premises were almost opposite the church.
The Jacobean
altar rails
came from Writtle
Church, Essex
.
The tower-frame, copied from Tandridge
Church near Oxted, was made from timber cut at South Park, Bletchingley. The bell was given by Holy Trinity, Wandsworth
. The broach spire
was copied from Martyr Worthy
Church near Winchester
.
In 1967 a hall was built on part of the vicarage garden and land adjoining the east end of the church. The architect was George E Cassidy and the main contractors Martin & Thorpe.
The west end of the Barn Church was redesigned in 2002 by Keith Murray to accommodate the Darby Room (named after the previous vicar, Nicholas Darby), a gallery and ancillary facilities for community use.
, constructed out of the old barns and materials of Cheam Court Farm, which may have been connected with Nonsuch Palace
. Edward Swan, the Barn Church's architect, was also commissioned as one of the architects for the project.
England
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. The building, which is not listed, is on the corner of Atwood Avenue and Marksbury Avenue, Kew
Kew
Kew is a place in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in South West London. Kew is best known for being the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens, now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace...
in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is a London borough in South West London, UK, which forms part of Outer London. It is unique because it is the only London borough situated both north and south of the River Thames.-Settlement:...
and was constructed in 1929 from a 17th (or possibly 16th) century barn
Barn
A barn is an agricultural building used for storage and as a covered workplace. It may sometimes be used to house livestock or to store farming vehicles and equipment...
from Oxted
Oxted
Oxted is a commuter town in Surrey, England at the foot of the North Downs, north of East Grinstead and south-east of Croydon.- History :The town lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Tandridge hundred....
in Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
. The west end was converted in 2002 into a large parish room with a gallery above looking down the length of the building. The sanctuary
Sanctuary
A sanctuary is any place of safety. They may be categorized into human and non-human .- Religious sanctuary :A religious sanctuary can be a sacred place , or a consecrated area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar.- Sanctuary as a sacred place :#Sanctuary as a sacred place:#:In...
was refurbished and remodelled in 1998.
St Philip and All Saints is part of a joint parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
with St Luke's Church, Kew
St Luke's Church, Kew
St Luke's Church, Kew is a parish church in Kew, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is part of the Church of England and the Anglican Communion and, locally, is a member of Churches Together in Kew. St Luke's forms part of the joint parish with St Philip and All Saints...
, under the same vicar
Vicar (Anglicanism)
Vicar is the title given to certain parish priests in the Church of England. It has played a significant role in Anglican Church organisation in ways that are different from other Christian denominations. The title is very old and arises from the medieval situation where priests were appointed...
, Peter Hart. It is a member of the Anglican Communion
Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion is an international association of national and regional Anglican churches in full communion with the Church of England and specifically with its principal primate, the Archbishop of Canterbury...
and Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
and, locally, is part of Churches Together
Churches Together in England
Churches Together in England is an ecumenical organisation and the national instrument for the Christian church in England. It helps the different Churches to work together instead of separately so that they can be more effective and credible...
in Kew.http://www.kewchurches.org.uk/ The parish is almost entirely residential and many of the residents work in central London.
The church and adjacent hall (built in 1967) are a hub for the local neighbourhood as there are few other community facilities in the area. A number of children's activities, including a nursery school
Nursery school
A nursery school is a school for children between the ages of one and five years, staffed by suitably qualified and other professionals who encourage and supervise educational play rather than simply providing childcare...
http://www.barnnursery.co.uk/, an after-school club http://www.kewoutofschool.org.uk/ and ballet
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
classes are held there.
History
Before St Philip and All Saints was built, local Anglicans worshipped at St Peter's, a hall erected in 1910 on the corner of Marksbury Avenue and Chilton Road. The hall was demolished in the 1990s and a block of sheltered housingSheltered housing
Sheltered housing is a British English term covering a wide range of rented housing for older and/or disabled or other vulnerable people. Most commonly it refers to grouped housing such as a block or "scheme" of flats or bungalows with a scheme manager or "officer"; traditionally the manager has...
(St Philip’s Court) now stands on the site.
The new church was constructed from timbers taken from a barn
Barn
A barn is an agricultural building used for storage and as a covered workplace. It may sometimes be used to house livestock or to store farming vehicles and equipment...
(and also the adjoining stable
Stable
A stable is a building in which livestock, especially horses, are kept. It most commonly means a building that is divided into separate stalls for individual animals...
s) which stood at Stonehall Farm, Hurst Green, Oxted, Surrey. The original barn was an "L" shaped building dating from the 17th or possibly the 16th century. Some of the beams may have been originally ship's timbers. In 1926 the owners, local historian Uvedale Lambert and his wife Cecily (nee Hoare) of South Park Farm, Bletchingley
Bletchingley
Bletchingley is a village in Surrey, England. It is on the A25 road to the east of Redhill and to the west of Godstone.-History:The village lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Tandridge hundred....
, in conjunction with members of the Hoare family, who gave generous financial assistance, offered the barn as one of the 25 new churches wanted in the Diocese of Southwark
Anglican Diocese of Southwark
The Diocese of Southwark is one of the 44 dioceses of the Church of England, part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The Diocese forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. It was formed on May 1, 1905 from part of the Diocese of Rochester...
. It was decided to move the barn to North Sheen
North Sheen
North Sheen, an area of London, England in the former Municipal Borough of Richmond ,was incorporated into Kew in 1965 when the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames was created....
(now incorporated into Kew), where the generosity of Hugh Leyborne Popham
Littlecote House
Littlecote House is a large Elizabethan country house and estate in the civil parishes of Ramsbury and Chilton Foliat in the English county of Wiltshire near to Hungerford. The estate includes 34 hectares of historic parklands and gardens, including a walled garden from the 17th and 18th centuries...
had already provided a site. Edward Swan of Oxted was the architect, and Mr J J Fuller of Chiswick
Chiswick
Chiswick is a large suburb of west London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It is located on a meander of the River Thames, west of Charing Cross and is one of 35 major centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, with...
the contractor. The church cost only £5,000 to build (exclusive of fittings), of which the diocese paid about half. It may therefore claim to be probably the cheapest church of its size ever built. The barn was given to the diocese by the Lambert family, with major contributions from their Hoare relations, one of whom supplied two-inch bricks of 17th-century style to match the timbers.
In 1928 the barn was pulled down at Stonehall, each beam carefully numbered, loaded on to lorries
Truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, with the smallest being mechanically similar to an automobile...
and carted to North Sheen where it was re-erected. (The numbers can still be seen on the beams.) As few alterations were made as possible. The roof was "hipped"
Hip roof
A hip roof, or hipped roof, is a type of roof where all sides slope downwards to the walls, usually with a fairly gentle slope. Thus it is a house with no gables or other vertical sides to the roof. A square hip roof is shaped like a pyramid. Hip roofs on the houses could have two triangular side...
to give greater width to the aisles, and brick walls substituted for weatherboards
Weatherboarding
Weatherboarding is the cladding or ‘siding’ of a house consisting of long thin timber boards that overlap one another, either vertically or horizontally on the outside of the wall. They are usually of rectangular section with parallel sides...
, but the stone "plinth" is original.
The foundation stone was laid by Mrs Philip Hoare and consecrated
Consecration
Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service, usually religious. The word "consecration" literally means "to associate with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different groups...
by the Bishop of Woolwich (Dr William Hough) on 1 May 1928 (1 May is St. Philip's day in the Anglican Communion's calendar). The building was dedicated
Dedication
Dedication is the act of consecrating an altar, temple, church or other sacred building. It also refers to the inscription of books or other artifacts when these are specifically addressed or presented to a particular person. This practice, which once was used to gain the patronage and support of...
by the Lord Bishop of Southwark (Dr Cyril Garbett
Cyril Garbett
Cyril Forster Garbett GCVO PC was an Anglican clergyman, and Archbishop of York from 1942 until 1955.-Early life:...
) on 4 February 1929.
The church was built in memory of Henry Gerard Hoare of Stansted House, Godstone
Godstone
Godstone is a village in the county of Surrey, England. It is located approximately six miles east of Reigate at the junction of the A22 and A25 major roads, and near the M25 motorway.-History:...
, who died in 1896, and Jane Frances his wife who died in 1913; of their eldest son Henry Gerard Philip Hoare who died in 1918; of Gerard Croft Hoare who died in 1918 of wounds received on active service during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
; of his mother Joyce who died in 1925, the first wife of Geoffrey Hoare; and of Uvedale Lambert (1870–1928) who died before the dedication of the church. A tablet at the west end records their names.
The Lady Chapel
Lady chapel
A Lady chapel, also called Mary chapel or Marian chapel, is a traditional English term for a chapel inside a cathedral, basilica, or large church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary...
was furnished in memory of Uvedale and Cecily Lambert by their son Uvedale Lambert. The work was designed by Hugh Easton of Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, executed by Mr C Hammond of Kew and dedicated by The Venerable
Venerable
The Venerable is used as a style or epithet in several Christian churches. It is also the common English-language translation of a number of Buddhist titles.-Roman Catholic:...
Charles Lambert on All Saints
All Saints
All Saints' Day , often shortened to All Saints, is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honour of all the saints, known and unknown...
' Day 1933. The cedar wood used was given by the Rev Gerard Hoare, Rector of Godstone, and came from one large tree blown down in the churchyard there in 1927. The sanctuary chairs are also made from it.
The panelling in the sanctuary came from "Black Charles" near Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks is a commuter town situated on the London fringe of west Kent, England, some 20 miles south-east of Charing Cross, on one of the principal commuter rail lines from the capital...
. Most of the new oak used in the fittings and building was cut at Stansted, Godstone, and was given by Mrs Philip Hoare.
The pulpit
Pulpit
Pulpit is a speakers' stand in a church. In many Christian churches, there are two speakers' stands at the front of the church. Typically, the one on the left is called the pulpit...
, carved by Geoffrey Hoare, is a copy of that in Hereford Cathedral
Hereford Cathedral
The current Hereford Cathedral, located at Hereford in England, dates from 1079. Its most famous treasure is Mappa Mundi, a mediæval map of the world dating from the 13th century. The cathedral is a Grade I listed building.-Origins:...
from which Bishop Croft
Herbert Croft (bishop)
-Life:He was son of Sir Herbert Croft, who was the grandson of Sir James Croft. Croft was born 18th May 1603 at Great Milton, Oxfordshire, his mother being then on a journey to London. He married, before April 8, 1645, Anne Browne, the only daughter of the Very Rev. Dr. Jonathan Browne and Anne...
denounced the Puritan
Puritan
The Puritans were a significant grouping of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. Puritanism in this sense was founded by some Marian exiles from the clergy shortly after the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1558, as an activist movement within the Church of England...
soldiers for misusing the Cathedral in Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
's time. It was given by Mrs Geoffrey Hoare in memory of her father Sir Archer Croft.
The font
Baptismal font
A baptismal font is an article of church furniture or a fixture used for the baptism of children and adults.-Aspersion and affusion fonts:...
is a copy of that at Aldenham
Aldenham
This article is about the village in Hertfordshire. For the London Transport Bus Overhaul Works, see Aldenham Works.Aldenham is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, approx. three miles north-east of Watford and two miles from Radlett. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book and is one of...
, Herts, and is cut in "Surrey" marble dug at South Park, Bletchingley. The cost of the work was defrayed by the Children's Fellowship at North Sheen.
The lighting was fitted by Harold Willis. The organ was installed in memory of Father John Alban, the Barn Church's first vicar.
The bricks and tiles were specially baked by a relation of the Hoares, Walter Roare of Basingstoke
Basingstoke
Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, in south central England. It lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon. It is southwest of London, northeast of Southampton, southwest of Reading and northeast of the county town, Winchester. In 2008 it had an estimated population of...
. The bricks are of the two-inch type which were used at the time the barn was built.The slate
Slate
Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering...
slabs in the porch
Porch
A porch is external to the walls of the main building proper, but may be enclosed by screen, latticework, broad windows, or other light frame walls extending from the main structure.There are various styles of porches, all of which depend on the architectural tradition of its location...
es are the original threshing floor
Threshing floor
A threshing floor is a specially flattened surface, usually circular and paved, where a farmer would thresh the grain harvest and then winnow it, before the advent of threshing machines from the nineteenth century onwards. The threshing floor was either owned by the entire village or by a single...
of the barn.The mullioned
Mullion
A mullion is a vertical structural element which divides adjacent window units. The primary purpose of the mullion is as a structural support to an arch or lintel above the window opening. Its secondary purpose may be as a rigid support to the glazing of the window...
windows are copied from Compton Wynyates
Compton Wynyates
Compton Wynyates is a country house in Warwickshire, England, a Grade I listed building. The Tudor period house, an example of Tudor architecture, is constructed of red brick and built around a central courtyard. It is castellated and turreted in parts. Following action in the Civil War, half...
in Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
.
The plain "poppy-heads" of the choir-stalls came from St. Dunstan-in-the-West, Fleet Street
Fleet Street
Fleet Street is a street in central London, United Kingdom, named after the River Fleet, a stream that now flows underground. It was the home of the British press until the 1980s...
. Discarded during renovations carried out there in about 1860, they were bought by Henry Gerard Hoare and presented by Hoare’s Bank
C. Hoare & Co
C. Hoare & Co. is England's oldest privately owned banking house. Founded in 1672 by Sir Richard Hoare, C. Hoare & Co. remains family owned and is currently managed by the 11th generation of Hoare's direct descendants....
whose Fleet Street premises were almost opposite the church.
The Jacobean
Jacobean architecture
The Jacobean style is the second phase of Renaissance architecture in England, following the Elizabethan style. It is named after King James I of England, with whose reign it is associated.-Characteristics:...
altar rails
Altar rails
Altar rails are a set of railings, sometimes ornate and frequently of marble or wood, delimiting the chancel in a church, the part of the sanctuary that contains the altar. A gate at the centre divides the line into two parts. The sanctuary is a figure of heaven, into which entry is not guaranteed...
came from Writtle
Writtle
The village of Writtle lies a mile west of Chelmsford, Essex, England, it has a traditional village green, complete with duck pond and a Norman church; and was once described as: 'one of the loveliest villages in England, with a ravishing variety of ancient cottages'...
Church, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
.
The tower-frame, copied from Tandridge
Tandridge, Surrey
Tandridge is a village and civil parish in Surrey, England. It is located between Oxted and Godstone.The village lay within the Anglo-Saxon administrative division of Tandridge hundred....
Church near Oxted, was made from timber cut at South Park, Bletchingley. The bell was given by Holy Trinity, Wandsworth
Wandsworth
Wandsworth is a district of south London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-Toponymy:...
. The broach spire
Broach spire
A broach spire is a type of spire, a tall pyramidal or conical structure usually on the top of a tower or a turret. A broach spire starts on a square base and is carried up to a tapering octagonal spire by means of triangular faces....
was copied from Martyr Worthy
Martyr Worthy
Martyr Worthy is a small village in the English county of Hampshire. It is part of the 'Worthys' - a cluster of small villages.It is located on the banks of the River Itchen to the northeast of the city of Winchester.-Governance:...
Church near Winchester
Winchester
Winchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of...
.
In 1967 a hall was built on part of the vicarage garden and land adjoining the east end of the church. The architect was George E Cassidy and the main contractors Martin & Thorpe.
The west end of the Barn Church was redesigned in 2002 by Keith Murray to accommodate the Darby Room (named after the previous vicar, Nicholas Darby), a gallery and ancillary facilities for community use.
Architectural impact
The story of the Barn Church at Kew inspired the building, between 1929 and 1933, of St Alban the Martyr http://stalbans.cheamparish.org.uk/, CheamCheam
Cheam is a large suburban village close to Sutton in the London Borough of Sutton, England, and is located close to the southern boundary between Greater London and Surrey. It is divided into two main areas: North Cheam and Cheam Village. North Cheam includes more retail shops and supermarkets,...
, constructed out of the old barns and materials of Cheam Court Farm, which may have been connected with Nonsuch Palace
Nonsuch Palace
Nonsuch Palace was a Tudor royal palace, built by Henry VIII in Surrey, England; it stood from 1538 to 1682–3. Its ruins are in Nonsuch Park.- Background :Nonsuch Palace in Surrey was perhaps the grandest of Henry VIII's building projects...
. Edward Swan, the Barn Church's architect, was also commissioned as one of the architects for the project.