Original Church foundation. Octagonal column bases
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Original Church foundation. Octagonal column bases
C11 Image Copyright John Hook
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Dedication by the Bishop of Salisbury
1189 ~ 1193 Image Copyright Wokingham Society 1976 Signed W.A.Delamotte Junr Delt – Sandhurst 1832
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Clerestory added
C15 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
15th century Font
C15 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Oak ceiling of nave installed
1631 Image Copyright All Saints Church - Wokingham
CC2020
Musicians gallery over North aisle replaced by a new one
1820 Image Copyright All Saints Church – Wokingham
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West gallery built
1830 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Organ installed
1836 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Naphtha lighting installed
1839 Image Copyright Ebay
CC2020
Removal of plaster that had been covering the nave roof timbers
1845 Image Copyright All Saints Church – Wokingham
CC2020
Urgent repairs to the nave
1846 Image Copyright -
CC2020
Gas lighting installed Image show St May’s Church in Reading
1848 Image Copyright St Mary’s Church Reading
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Stained glass windows added to nave
1852 Image Copyright -
CC2020
Chancel rebuilt, lengthened 21 feet, roof raised
1860 Renovation Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
New South chancel aisle erected
1860 Renovation Image Copyright Wikimedia – User wx8
CC2020
New chancel arch, higher than before
1860 Renovation Image Copyright All saints Church Wokingham & Hemma Mason
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Window above arch in East wall of nave filled in
1860 Renovation Image Copyright All Saints Parish Church – Wokingham
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One whole and two half chalk pillars replaced by stone
1860 Renovation Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Ringing chamber in tower opened to the nave
1860 Renovation Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Two large galleries removed, North and west
1860 Renovation Image Copyright -
CC2020
High box pews, including Corporation pew with blue velvet seats on south side of nave replaced by pitch pine pews
1860 Renovation Image Copyright All Saints Church – Wokingham
CC2020
Three decker pulpit with sounding board and hourglass, prayer desk & clerks pew all removed
1860 Renovation Image Copyright All Saints Church – Wokingham
CC2020
Altar rails replaced by inferior oak ones
1860 Renovation Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
North and South aisles rebuilt. The three dormer windows on each side not replaced
1860 Renovation Image Copyright Wokingham Society 1976 Signed W.A.Delamotte Junr Delt – Sandhurst 1832
CC2020
New South porch added keeping remains of Norman doorway
1860 Renovation Image Copyright John Hook
CC2020
Lady Chapel created
1860 Renovation Image Copyright John Hook
CC2020
Window at East end of Lady Chapel transferred from south aisle of nave, losing two feet in height and altering proportions
1860 Renovation Image Copyright All Saints Church – Wokingham
CC2020
Reredos erected
1860 Renovation Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Stained glass windows added, East window and in Lady Chapel
1863 Image Copyright -
CC2020
New organ installed
1870 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Stained glass window added to nave
1878 Image Copyright -
CC2020
Tower restored
1880 Image Copyright Wikimedia – User wx8
CC2020
Stained glass window added to nave
1884 Image Copyright -
CC2020
Screen between North aisle and vestry erected
1886 Image Copyright John Hook
CC2020
Stained glass window added to nave
1886 Image Copyright -
CC2020
Stained glass window added to nave
1887 Image Copyright -
CC2020
Stained glass window added to nave
1890 Image Copyright -
CC2020
Stained glass window added to nave
1894 Image Copyright -
CC2020
Chancel screen erected (Not in position shown)
1895 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
New organ installed
1897 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Nave roof timbers replaced; Lead and tiles of roof replaced
1898 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Pulpit installed; brass altar rails replaced oak rails from 1836
1899 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
South chancel aisle re-floored
1907 Image Copyright Google Images
CC2020
Nave and aisles re-floored
1923 Image Copyright All Saints Church – Wokingham
CC2020
New pews (current ones) installed
1923 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Heating overhauled and improved
1923 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Electric Blowing apparatus installed for organ
1925 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Electric light installed
1929 Image Copyright Google images
CC2020
Choir stall floor renewed using oak blocks
1935 Image Copyright Google images
CC2020
Roof repaired; Pillar in North aisle replaced in stone
1958/59 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Storm damage to east wall, Roof and ornamental cross on roof required repairs
1980 Image Copyright John Hook
CC2020
Roof timbers repaired after death watch beetle infestation
1984 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Reredos uncovered from beneath a curtain and cleaned
1985 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Sodium ‘daylight’ lighting installed
1986 Image Copyright Google images
CC2020
Copeman Hart digital organ installed
1988 Image Copyright Copeman Hart
CC2020
Current Heating system
1990? Image Copyright Hemma Mason
Re-ordering of Platform Dais, Nave altar, Lectern, Carpet and platform chairs
1995/96 Image Copyright John Hook
Mezzanine floor added to Choir vestry
2003 Image Copyright John Hook
Bells re-cast
2004 Image Copyright John Harrison
Audio system with multi-track sound desk
2004 Image Copyright John Hook
Choir stalls commissioned from Windmill Furniture of London
2004 Image Copyright John Hook
Tower – Roof replaced, lime-wash render applied
2005 Image Copyright Wikimedia – User wx8
CC2020
Repairs to Chancel roof; Screen installed between nave and ringing chamber
2016 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
See the display at the entrance to the Lady Chapel for some of the ideas about the changes we could make for 2020. What now for the future?
2020
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All Saints Church, Wokingham Time line of changes Sources Records of the Parish and Parish Church of Wokingham: Canon Long. The History of All Saints Church Wokingham: J Neave. The Life of a Parish Church: John Clemetson.
CC2020
See the plans for changes we are now considering on the display stands at the front of the church
Original Church foundation. Octagonal column bases
C11 Image Copyright John Hook
CC2020
Dedication by the Bishop of Salisbury
1189 ~ 1193 Image Copyright Wokingham Society 1976 Signed W.A.Delamotte Junr Delt – Sandhurst 1832
CC2020
Clerestory added
C15 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
15th century Font
C15 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Oak ceiling of nave installed
1631 Image Copyright All Saints Church - Wokingham
CC2020
Musicians gallery over North aisle replaced by a new one
1820 Image Copyright All Saints Church – Wokingham
CC2020
West gallery built
1830 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Organ installed
1836 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Naphtha lighting installed
1839 Image Copyright Ebay
CC2020
Removal of plaster that had been covering the nave roof timbers
1845 Image Copyright All Saints Church – Wokingham
CC2020
Urgent repairs to the nave
1846 Image Copyright -
CC2020
Gas lighting installed Image show St May’s Church in Reading
1848 Image Copyright St Mary’s Church Reading
CC2020
Stained glass windows added to nave
1852 Image Copyright -
CC2020
Chancel rebuilt, lengthened 21 feet, roof raised
1860 Renovation Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
New South chancel aisle erected
1860 Renovation Image Copyright Wikimedia – User wx8
CC2020
New chancel arch, higher than before
1860 Renovation Image Copyright All saints Church Wokingham & Hemma Mason
CC2020
Window above arch in East wall of nave filled in
1860 Renovation Image Copyright All Saints Parish Church – Wokingham
CC2020
One whole and two half chalk pillars replaced by stone
1860 Renovation Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Ringing chamber in tower opened to the nave
1860 Renovation Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Two large galleries removed, North and west
1860 Renovation Image Copyright -
CC2020
High box pews, including Corporation pew with blue velvet seats on south side of nave replaced by pitch pine pews
1860 Renovation Image Copyright All Saints Church – Wokingham
CC2020
Three decker pulpit with sounding board and hourglass, prayer desk & clerks pew all removed
1860 Renovation Image Copyright All Saints Church – Wokingham
CC2020
Altar rails replaced by inferior oak ones
1860 Renovation Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
North and South aisles rebuilt. The three dormer windows on each side not replaced
1860 Renovation Image Copyright Wokingham Society 1976 Signed W.A.Delamotte Junr Delt – Sandhurst 1832
CC2020
New South porch added keeping remains of Norman doorway
1860 Renovation Image Copyright John Hook
CC2020
Lady Chapel created
1860 Renovation Image Copyright John Hook
CC2020
Window at East end of Lady Chapel transferred from south aisle of nave, losing two feet in height and altering proportions
1860 Renovation Image Copyright All Saints Church – Wokingham
CC2020
Reredos erected
1860 Renovation Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Stained glass windows added, East window and in Lady Chapel
1863 Image Copyright -
CC2020
New organ installed
1870 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Stained glass window added to nave
1878 Image Copyright -
CC2020
Tower restored
1880 Image Copyright Wikimedia – User wx8
CC2020
Stained glass window added to nave
1884 Image Copyright -
CC2020
Screen between North aisle and vestry erected
1886 Image Copyright John Hook
CC2020
Stained glass window added to nave
1886 Image Copyright -
CC2020
Stained glass window added to nave
1887 Image Copyright -
CC2020
Stained glass window added to nave
1890 Image Copyright -
CC2020
Stained glass window added to nave
1894 Image Copyright -
CC2020
Chancel screen erected (Not in position shown)
1895 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
New organ installed
1897 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Nave roof timbers replaced; Lead and tiles of roof replaced
1898 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Pulpit installed; brass altar rails replaced oak rails from 1836
1899 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
South chancel aisle re-floored
1907 Image Copyright Google Images
CC2020
Nave and aisles re-floored
1923 Image Copyright All Saints Church – Wokingham
CC2020
New pews (current ones) installed
1923 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Heating overhauled and improved
1923 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Electric Blowing apparatus installed for organ
1925 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Electric light installed
1929 Image Copyright Google images
CC2020
Choir stall floor renewed using oak blocks
1935 Image Copyright Google images
CC2020
Roof repaired; Pillar in North aisle replaced in stone
1958/59 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Storm damage to east wall, Roof and ornamental cross on roof required repairs
1980 Image Copyright John Hook
CC2020
Roof timbers repaired after death watch beetle infestation
1984 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Reredos uncovered from beneath a curtain and cleaned
1985 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
Sodium ‘daylight’ lighting installed
1986 Image Copyright Google images
CC2020
Copeman Hart digital organ installed
1988 Image Copyright Copeman Hart
CC2020
Current Heating system
1990? Image Copyright Hemma Mason
Re-ordering of Platform Dais, Nave altar, Lectern, Carpet and platform chairs
1995/96 Image Copyright John Hook
Mezzanine floor added to Choir vestry
2003 Image Copyright John Hook
Bells re-cast
2004 Image Copyright John Harrison
Audio system with multi-track sound desk
2004 Image Copyright John Hook
Choir stalls commissioned from Windmill Furniture of London
2004 Image Copyright John Hook
Tower – Roof replaced, lime-wash render applied
2005 Image Copyright Wikimedia – User wx8
CC2020
Repairs to Chancel roof; Screen installed between nave and ringing chamber
2016 Image Copyright Hemma Mason
CC2020
See the display at the entrance to the Lady Chapel for some of the ideas about the changes we could make for 2020. What now for the future?
2020
CC2020
All Saints Church, Wokingham Time line of changes Sources Records of the Parish and Parish Church of Wokingham: Canon Long. The History of All Saints Church Wokingham: J Neave. The Life of a Parish Church: John Clemetson.
CC2020
See the plans for changes we are now considering on the display stands at the front of the church
