In the eighteenth century the few Catholics of the district were attended by the chaplains of the Dukes of Norfolk, who possess much property in the neighbourhood.
.... The present mission dates from 1871, when an unpretentious chapel opened in Coldharbour Lane. Schools were inaugurated March 1877, about which time the chapel was redecorated. The present church in the thirteenth century style of Gothic was opened June 26, 1895, and is in memory of Mina Duchess of Norfolk. The accommodation is for 500. Mr. F. A. Walters, [was the] architect.
from Historical notes on English Catholic missions, Kelly, Bernard W. (Rev), 1907: St Joseph's church is just inside the Church of England ecclesiastical parishan ecclesiastical parish is an administrative area within the Church of England or Roman Catholic church. It is distinct from the civil parish, a local government unit in England of Dorking St. Paul which was created in 1857 from the Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions of Dorking St Martin. There is no graveyard at St. Joseph's, however older burials may have taken place in the Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions churchyard -- St Martin's There are around 640 names in the Surrey Monumental Inscriptions Index for Dorking St. Martin, they date from the early 1700s to the 1870s. There is also a civil cemetery which dates from around 1855
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See our sales page for more information (opens in a new page). Dorking is in the Mole Valley District of Surrey
Unless otherwise stated the dates for the creation of parishes are taken from Youngs, Frederick. A., Guide to the Administrative Units of England; Royal Historical Society: London, 1979 volume 1 Southern England.
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