Foundation stone of St Wilfrid's Church
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Foundation stone of St Wilfrid's Church
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 8 Jan 2012
See Image for photo of church, and showing the position of the stone below the window to the left of that photo. The stone reads: "To the greater glory of God. This stone was laid on October 11th 1969 by Sir Barnes Wallis CBE DSc FRS, Treasurer of Christ's Hospital." The connection with Sir Barnes Wallis (of Dam Busters fame) and Christ's Hospital? Christ's Hospital was a major landowner in Horley, and they are the patrons of Horley parish, of which St Wilf's is a part, and as the stone states, Sir Barnes Wallis was its treasurer (as well as being an old boy of the school).
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Image Location
Latitude
51.180339
Longitude
-0.170809