Greek Orthodox Church of St. Mary Magdalene - St. Leonards-on-Sea, UK
Posted by: 
eilers1
N 50° 51.202 E 000° 33.892
31U E 328600 N 5636344
The East Sussex seaside town of St. Leonards-on-Sea, is today home to The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Mary Magdelene, which welcomes a congregation consisting of Russians, Slovakians, Germans, Greeks, Greek-Cypriots, English and Bulgarians.
Waymark Code: WM108YR
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/23/2019
Views: 2
Our History
Built in 1852 for Anglican worshippers in the growing new town of St. Leonards-on-Sea, a seaside resort which had been laid out from the 1820s, the church's prominent position on the skyline overlooking the town was enhanced in 1872 by the addition of a tower. No longer required by the Anglican community in the 1980s, it was quickly bought by the Greek Orthodox Church and converted into a place of worship in accordance with their requirements. The alterations were minimal, though, and the building retains many of its original fittings and its "archaeologically correct Gothic" exterior which reflected architectural norms of the early Victorian era.
Type of Orthodox Church: Eastern
Type of Building: Church
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Date of building construction: 01/01/1852
Archdiocese: ARCHDIOCESE OF THYATEIRA AND GREAT BRITAIN
Address:
St. Mary Magdalene Hastings Orthodox Church
Church Road
St. Leonards-on-Sea, East-Sussex United Kingdom
TN37 6EE
Relevant Website: [Web Link]
Date of organization: Not listed
Associated Icons, Reliefs, art, etc.: Not listed
Diocese: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
To log a visit to this waymark, you must post at least one original photo (from a different angle than the original waymark) of the site, give the date and a brief description of your visit, including your impressions of the architectural details that make your waymark submission special.