The document summarizes the history and artifacts of St. Andrew's Church in Gatton, England from its founding in the 11th century to 2010. It describes how the 5th Baron Lord Monson purchased the manor in the 1830s and renovated the church, bringing Gothic artifacts from Europe. It provides pictures and details stained glass windows, furnishings, and structures including the altar, screens, font, organ, and hatchments. Finally, it recognizes the church recorders from the Reigate Decorative and Fine Arts Society who documented the church's history between 2004-2010.

1. Reigate Decorative and Fine
Arts Society
Church Recorders at St Andrew’s
Church, Gatton
2004 - 2010

2. In the Early 1830s the 5th
Baron Lord Monson
purchased the Manor of
Gatton.
The Baron toured
Germany and The
Netherlands buying
Gothic artefacts from local
churches to furnish St
Andrew’s

3. Chancel, east window,
depicting the Feast of the
Passover (1500s),
brought from Louvain
South Nave window, depicting the
visit of Mary to Elizabeth and known
as the Magnificat window (1580s
France).

4. South Chancel window
depicting the Nativity in
memory of Jeremiah and
Isabella Coleman
Erected by the Colman family in
1897
Maker: C E Kempe

5. Window of the amorial bearings of
King Henry VII, early 16th century
Restored in 2000 by the church and
congregation for the Millennium.

6. The window in the porch:
Designed and made in
1980 by Jane Gray for the
Maiklem family in
memory of their young son
tragically killed by a
falling tombstone in the
churchyard.

7. View looking east to include
the altar, the reredos and
almost all of the east wall of
the chancel

8. Looking west to show
the screen, the font
and some of the west
window.

9. Lord Monson bought a Baroque choirstall from Ghent, an altar and pulpit
from Nuremburg, wrought iron altar work from Tongres, doors from Rouen
and the panelling and canopy from the Aarschott choirstalls.

10. Porch ceiling: c 1830
stonework with
decorative plasterwork.

11. Kirkland two-manual organ

13. Members measuring the stone steps of the font

14. The brass plates carry
the names of the past
encumbents from 1306
to the present day.

16. The four painted hatchments
carry the arms of the 6th Lord
Monson, his wife, the 5th Lord
Monson and his mother, the
Countess of Warwick. c 19th
Century.

17. Recording in the Church

18. A church stood at Gatton in 1086AD (Domesday record)
Interior church restoration work by Lord Monson and his architect E
Webb in 1830s
Stonework made of Reigate stone, a porous material.
Restoration of the fabric carried out in 2009.

19. Church Recorders, East Surrey Area Church Recorders Organiser,
RDFAS Chairman

20. Reigate DFAS present the church
record to Rev John Smith at the
evensong Patronal festival on 28th
November 2010.

21. RDFAS Church Recorders:-
Area of research Section Leader Team members
Memorials & Sue McLean Angela Dalgliesh
Painting
Metalwork Peter Marsh Dilys Fisher
Stonework Judy Hoy
Textiles Janet Dick Meryl Wilson
Woodwork Ted Eilley Ian Stratford, Brigitte Parr, Sheila Theile
Library Peter Gerosa
Windows Jill Harris Mary Stuart-Menteth
Miscellaneous Jonathan Braddock Beverly Braddock
Photography Maureen Lovell Peter Marsh, Jonathan Braddock