Church of St Mary, Gilston
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| Church of St Mary | |
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  Church of St Mary | |
| 51°48′07″N 0°05′12″E / 51.8019°N 0.0868°E | |
| OS grid reference | TL439135 |
| Location | Gilston, Hertfordshire |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | [1] |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Designated | 24 January 1967 |
| Architect(s) | Philip Hardwick, Victorian restoration |
| Years built | Late 13th century, restored 1852 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Gilston with Eastwick |
St Mary's Church is a Anglican parish church in Gilston, Hertfordshire, England. It dates from the 13th century. The church was restored by Philip Hardwick in 1852. It is a Grade I listed building. In the churchyard is the Johnston Monument designed by Eric Gill in 1923. This has its own Grade I historic designation.
History and description
The current chuch dates from the late 13th century, although it is probably a reconstruction of an earlier church.[1] The church is a Grade I listed building.[2]
Johnston Monument
In the south-west corner of the churchyard and three memorial stones to members of the Johnston family. The central cross commemorates Lieutenant Geoffrey Stewart Johnston who was killed on 14 May 1915 at the Second Battle of Ypres and whose name is recorded at the Menin Gate.[3] Memorial stones to either side commemorate Johnston's parents, Rose Alice who died in 1907 and Reginald Eden who died in 1922.[a][5] The memorial was designed in 1923 by Eric Gill whose connection with the Johnston family came through Edward Johnston, director of the calligraphy course at the Central School of Art and Design in London, where Gill studied from 1901. The Johnston Monument has its own Grade I listing.[6]
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Notes
- ^ Reginald Eden Johnston served as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England from 1907 to 1909. The bank's achive retains correspondence between him and the bank's doctor regarding the early retirement of the grounds of ill health of Kenneth Grahame. Grahame's premature departure from the bank saw him go on to write The Wind in the Willows.[4]
References
- ^ Page 1912, pp. 319–323.
- ^ Historic England. "Parish Church of St Mary, Gilston (Grade I) (1308248)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/2130353
- ^ https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=13A84%2F1%2F76
- ^ Historic England. "Johnston Monument at Gilston Parish Church at SW corner of Churchyard (Grade I) (1101277)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "Johnston Monument at Gilston Parish Church at SW corner of Churchyard (Grade I) (1101277)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
Sources
- William Page, ed. (1912). A History of the County of Hertford. Victoria County History. Vol. 3. London: Constable & Co. Ltd. OCLC 927018962.