2011 marked the 150th anniversary of the restoration of Wymering Church in 1861.

In the nineteenth century the ancient church was in dire need of repair and when the Nugee family acquired the patronage they appointed the renowned Victorian Church architect, Charles Street, whose work includes Cuddesdon College and the Lawcourts in London.

The brief was to renovate the church to make it suitable for Anglo-Catholic worship whilst at the same time retaining as many of the original features as possible. The old square tower was replaced with the familiar wodden turret, the nave was re-roofed and the chancel reordered. New Clayton and Bell windows were installed and a fine reredos designed by William Earp. The East window, depicting Our Lady with the infant Christ flanked by saints Peter and Paul, was dedicated to the Nugee family.

Where the old flint walls were crumbling, they were sensitively and painstakingly repaired without the need to demolish. The result is the beautiful Church we see today, largely unaltered now in 150 years.

The building was dedicated on October 30th 1861 during a rather grand ceremony which was followed by a sumptuous feast and many speeches.
To mark this auspicious anniversary, the church held a year of celebrations.