Churches - Bevendean History Project
St Andrews Church, Moulsecoomb
Church Buildings
1921
The Diocese
of Chichester purchased
the site for a Church at the junction of Colbourne Avenue and Hillside.
The first building to be used was an ex-army hut measuring 70 feet by
20 feet.
Approval for the building of this hut was given on 2 August 1921 by Steyning East Rural District Council as a temporary building.
1922
The second temporary church came from Lewes where it was known as St Barnabas. Approval for this building was given on 1 August 1922
by Steyning East Rural District Council as a temporary building.
This church was dedicated on 18th November 1922, at which time the hut used as a church became the church hall.
St Andrews Church c1930.
1934
Plans for building the first part of the existing brick church were approved on 26 January 1933.
It was rapidly decided to
complete the east end of the church at the same time as the west end.
Plans for this part of the work were approved on 28 September
1933.
The church was consecrated on Saturday 23rd June 1934 by the Bishop of
Chichester.
St Andrews Church from the south west at the time of the consecration in 1934.
The interior of St Andrews Church towards the east end at the time of the consecration in 1934.
St Andrews Church photographed in 1938 showing the first church in
the foreground used as the Church Hall, once the new church was
completed in 1934, from The Southern Publishing Colour Collection
1927-1963, used with permission.
Planning permission for the church hall was granted on the 28 May 1957.
Plans for St Andrews Church Hall above.
The Foundation Stone for the church hall was laid on 29 August 1957 by His Worship the Mayor of Brighton, Alderman C. H. Tyson. Photograph from the Brighton & Hove Herald.
St Andrews Church Hall nearing completion in May 1958. The hall has a large auditorium, a stage, with green rooms on either side, committee rooms, and a refreshment room. Photograph from the Brighton & Hove Herald.
St Andrews Church Hall was dedicated by the Bishop of Lewes, the Right
Reverend Geoffrey H. Ward on Saturday, 17 May 1958. Photograph from the Brighton & Hove Herald.
Plan for St Andrews Vicarage which was built at the same time as the church in 1933. Ref: PAR 423/4/6/1.
St Andrews Vicarage in September 2016. Ref: 2016-09-18_IMG_0430.
St Andrews Church viewed from the air in July 2020. Photograph taken as part of a Brighton Arts Festival project on the Avenue Green at Bevendean.
Plan for St Andrews Vicarage which was built at the same time as the church in 1933. Ref: PAR 423/4/6/1.
St Andrews Vicarage in September 2016. Ref: 2016-09-18_IMG_0430.
St Andrews Church viewed from the air in July 2020. Photograph taken as part of a Brighton Arts Festival project on the Avenue Green at Bevendean.
