St Mary the Virgin, Bromley

This article is about the church in Hayes, South London. For the church in Little Bromley, see St Mary the Virgin's Church, Little Bromley. For the church in the Plaistow suburb, see St Mary’s Church, Bromley. For the church in Hayes, West London, see St Mary the Virgin Church, Hayes.

Church in England

St Mary the Virgin, Hayes, Bromley

Country| England
Denomination| Church of England
Administration
Diocese| Rochester
Parish| Old Hayes
Clergy
Rector| Revd. Napoleon John
Curate(s)| Revd. Lynn Hallam

St Mary the Virgin is a Gothic church in South London, built in the 12th century but with notable alterations in the mid-Victorian period to the designs of Sir George Gilbert Scott and his son John Oldrid Scott. It is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.

## Location[edit]

The Church is located in what is known as ‘Old Hayes’, a suburb of Bromley. The arrival of the railway from Charing Cross in the 1860s divided the village in two, the church being where historically the Village was first founded.

## History[edit]

The church was established more than eight hundred years ago and underwent considerable alterations in the Victorian era. The north aisle was added in 1856 and the tower modified in 1861, with the south aisle and Organ transept following in 1879. The expansions were overseen and carried out by George Gilbert Scott and his son John Oldrid Scott and remained faithful to the barn-style architecture of the medieval period.[1] Arches from the 13th century are still found along the north and south walls.[2] It was during this time much of the medieval furnishings were removed, however the 15th century timber roof beams and a small lancet window in the west end of the nave survived. In 2005 a meeting room was erected to the rear of the Church and is used by many clubs and societies in the locality.

St Mary's was the local Parish church for two British Prime Ministers, William Pitt the Elder and William Pitt the Younger, the latter of whom was christened here and are remembered by a wall memorial funded by Parliament. They lived opposite the church in a country house called Hayes Place, which was also the home of Everard Hambro. Sir Vicary Gibbs was also a Parishioner and is buried in the Churchyard: within the church is a monument detailing his life. The churchyard is also the final resting place of John Panis (where panis was the general term for an enslaved Native American), being brought over here as a slave, he died in 1763.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "St Mary The Virgin's Church, Hayes, Kent". Kentchurches.info. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
2. ^ Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1983). The Buildings of England - London 2:South. Yale University Press. p. 185\. ISBN 9780300096514.
3. ^ "St Mary the Virgin Church - Hayes, Kent". Stmaryshayeskent.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

## External links[edit]

* Official St Mary's Bromley website

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Churches in Bromley

ancient parish
churches
(pre-1800)|

* All Saints, Orpington
* Keston Parish Church
* St Botolph's Church, Ruxley
* St George, Beckenham
* St Giles the Abbot, Farnborough
* St John the Baptist, West Wickham
* St Martin of Tours, Chelsfield
* St Mary Magdalene, Downe
* St Mary, St Mary Cray
* St Mary the Virgin, Hayes
* St Nicholas, Chislehurst
* St Peter and St Paul, Bromley
* St Peter and St Paul, Cudham
* St Paulinus, St Mary Cray

Anglican
daughter
churches|

* Church of the Annunciation, Chislehurst
* Christ Church, Beckenham
* Christ Church, Bromley
* Christ Church, Orpington
* Christ Church, Penge
* Holy Trinity, Bromley Common
* St Andrew, Orpington
* St Francis of Assisi, Petts Wood
* St John the Evangelist, Penge
* St Luke, Bromley Common
* St Mark, Biggin Hill
* St Mark, Bromley
* St Mary, Bromley
* St Mary, Green Street Green
* St Michael and All Angels, Beckenham

other
denominations|

* Beckenham Baptist
* Beckenham Methodist
* Bromley Baptist
* Bromley Common Methodist
* Bromley Methodist
* Bromley United Reformed
* Chelsfield Methodist
* Chislehurst Baptist
* Chislehurst Methodist
* Christ Church, Petts Wood
* Congregational Church, Penge
* Holy Innocents, Orpington
* Farnborough Methodist
* Orpington Baptist
* Orpington Methodist
* Petts Wood Methodist
* St Anthony of Padua, Anerley
* St Edmund of Canterbury, Beckenham
* St George's RAF Chapel Of Remembrance
* St James, Petts Wood
* St Joseph, Bromley
* St Joseph, St Mary Cray
* St Mark, West Wickham
* St Mary, Chislehurst
* St Michael and All Angels, Farnborough
* St Patrick, West Chislehurst
* St Swithin, Bromley Common
* St Theresa of the Child Jesus, Biggin Hill

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London Borough of Bromley

Districts|

* Anerley
* Aperfield
* Beckenham
* Berry's Green
* Bickley
* Biggin Hill
* Bromley
* Bromley Common
* Chelsfield
* Chislehurst
* Coney Hall
* Crystal Palace
* Cudham
* Downe
* Eden Park
* Elmers End (including Upper Elmers End)
* Elmstead
* Farnborough
* Foxbury
* Goddington
* Green Street Green
* Hayes
* Hazelwood
* Hockenden
* Horns Green
* Keston
* Kevington
* Leaves Green
* Locksbottom
* Longlands
* Luxted
* Mottingham
* New Beckenham
* Orpington (including: Broom Hill, Crofton, Derry Downs and Ramsden)
* Park Langley
* Penge
* Petts Wood
* Plaistow
* Poverest
* Pratt's Bottom
* Ruxley
* St Mary Cray
* St Paul's Cray
* Shortlands
* Single Street
* Southborough
* South Street
* Sundridge
* Sydenham
* Upper Norwood
* West Wickham
* Widmore

Attractions|

* Bethlem Gallery
* Bethlem Museum of the Mind
* Bromley Little Theatre
* Chislehurst Caves
* Churchill Theatre
* Crofton Roman Villa
* Crystal Palace
* Crystal Palace Bowl
* Crystal Palace Dinosaurs
* Down House
* St Blaise's Well

Parks and open spaces|

* Betts Park
* Chislehurst Common
* Crofton Wood
* Croydon Road Recreation Ground
* Crystal Palace Park
* Cuckoo Wood
* Downe Bank
* Elmstead Wood
* Hayes Common
* High Elms Country Park
* Jubilee Country Park
* Kelsey Park
* Keston Common
* Norman Park
* Ruxley Gravel Pits
* Saltbox Hill
* Scadbury Park
* Sundridge Park
* The Warren
* West Kent Golf Course nature reserve

Places of worship|

* Bromley Reform Synagogue
* St Botolph's Church, Ruxley
* St George's Church, Beckenham
* St John the Evangelist's Church, Penge
* St Mark's Church, Bromley
* St Mary's Church, Downe
* St Mary the Virgin, Hayes
* St Peter and St Paul's Church, Bromley

Constituencies|

* Beckenham
* Bromley and Chislehurst
* Lewisham West and Penge
* Orpington

Rail stations and
tram stops|

* Anerley
* Avenue Road
* Beckenham Road
* Beckenham Junction
* Bickley
* Birkbeck
* Bromley North
* Bromley South
* Chelsfield
* Chislehurst
* Clock House
* Crystal Palace
* Eden Park
* Elmers End
* Elmstead Woods
* Hayes
* Kent House
* Knockholt
* Lower Sydenham
* New Beckenham
* Orpington
* Penge East
* Penge West
* Petts Wood
* Ravensbourne
* St Mary Cray
* Shortlands
* Sundridge Park
* West Wickham

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* Coat of arms
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* Grade I and II* listed buildings
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* People
* Public art
* Schools

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