History

The story of St Andrew’s in Oxshott

21 November 1904: Local residents consider ‘what steps can be taken towards providing a Chapel of Ease or Church at Oxshott’.
24 May 1904: Plans for a temporary church are approved, and land is donated by Basil Pym Ellis, owner of the Bevendean estate.
November 1905: The temporary church is complete.
May 1909: Fund raising starts for a new permanent structure as the congregation has outgrown the temporary building.
22 June 1910: Oxshott village fete organised to raise funds for the new church.
Late 1910: Architect’s drawings are finalised, with consideration for future growth.
25 May 1911: The foundation stone is laid by the Duchess of Albany who lived at Claremont.
30 March 1912: Bishop of Winchester and others go in for the Consecration Service.
26 June 1912: Princess Alexander of Teck arrives to open a fund raising event for the new structure.
1955: Chairs are replaced with new pews made from Japanese oak, and several are dedicated to the memory of Oxshott residents.
1955: St Andrew’s.
1960: St Andrew’s
1967: Confirmation group.
1968: Last push to complete a permanent structure is underway. Better facilities are designed making St Andrew’s as it is today.
1968: Confirmation group.
September 1968: Church flower festival.
4 October 1970: Harvest supper in the new church hall.
1971: Summer play scheme.
1974: Confirmation group.
Late 1970s: Youth Group meeting.
September 2014: Church refurbishment completed.
2015: St Andrew’s today.