Historic churches · South East England
French Protestant Church, Brighton
French Protestant Church, Brighton is a historic church in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Brighton · 1.0 km
- Free entry
About
French Protestant Church, Brighton is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1887. Built in the Gothic Revival style. Affiliated with Protestantism. Coordinates: 50.8220°, -0.1495°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The French Protestant Church of Brighton (L'Eglise Française Réformée) is a former place of worship in the English city of Brighton and Hove. Until its closure in 2008, it was the only French Protestant church in Britain outside London, where the French Protestant Church of London, founded in 1550, occupies a building dating from 1893 in Soho Square. Brighton's dates from the previous decade, and is centrally located in Queensbury Mews, a small street just behind Brighton seafront and next to the Metropole Hotel. Opened in 1887, it was put up for sale in June 2008 and was closed a month later.
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Background
History
In 1548, Dirick Carver, a French-speaking Flemish man from a town near Liège, sought refuge in Brighton from the persecution he was experiencing from the ruling powers of the time in respect of his Calvinist beliefs. The meetings had been attended by many fishermen from both England and France, beginning the tradition of French Christian worship in Brighton. In the 17th and 18th centuries, this was maintained in a Presbyterian chapel in the centre of the town, which was attended by many Francophone worshippers. Calvinists, meanwhile, met secretly in private houses until an official church was formed for the Francophone population in 1858. The first two pastors were French, as were many…
Architecture
Designed in red-brick Gothic style by the architect W. G. Gibbins, the church has three pairs of lancet windows in the western face, a pointed-arch entrance door and rose window in quatrefoil form in the southern face, a slate roof and a small copper spire on top of a square turret.
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- Coordinates
- 50.8220, -0.1495
- District
- Brighton and Hove
- Parish
- Brighton and Hove, unparished area
- Postcode
- BN1 2FA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brighton Pavilion
- Established
- 1887
- Nearest railway station
- Brighton — 1 km
- Official site
- www.rampionoffshore.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q849679 (CC0)
- wikipedia: French Protestant Church, Brighton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: L'Eglise Protestante Francaise 03.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is French Protestant Church, Brighton?
- French Protestant Church, Brighton is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BN1 2FA), in the parish of Brighton and Hove, unparished area.
- When was French Protestant Church, Brighton built?
- Built or established in 1887.
- Is French Protestant Church, Brighton free to visit?
- Yes, French Protestant Church, Brighton is free to enter.
- How do I get to French Protestant Church, Brighton?
- The nearest railway station is Brighton, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BN1 2FA.