 Revd R W Pierpoint
Vicar of Holy Trinity | Founded Christ Church in 1859 |
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 Revd W H Lloyd MA
1864–1870 | First Vicar of Christ Church
1864 Christ Church Vicarage built
1869–70 Christ Church Schools built and enlarged
1870 South aisle and tower built |
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 Revd J J Irwin DD
1870–1877 | |
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 Canon R W Allen MA
1877–1890 |
The church was completed:
1878 Inner roof and north aisle
1879 Chancel, vestry, memorial window and three bells
1880–84 Organ built; three painted windows in the chancel; three bells and chiming apparatus
1888 Peal of eight bells completed
1881 Mission Room in Beach Road
1882 Parish Room
1885 Mission Church erected at Norway
1887 Mission Hall in Lower Drove
1878–81 Christ Church Schools enlarged
1879–80 School House built
1881 Mixed Schools at Norway built
1886 Christ Church infants school built |
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 Revd W H Hewitt MA
1890–1898 | 1890 Mission Hall reseated and improved
1891 Youth’s Institute enlarged and furnished
1894 New schools erected in Whitley Road and at Norway
1896 The Rising Sun Coffee Palace purchased |
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 Revd A Allen BD
1898–1915 |
S Philip’s Church was built
S Andrew’s Church was built
1910 The Mission Hall was built by the Revd H Alston
The West End gallery at Christ Church was taken down, and the porch built and the vestry extended by the Revd H Alston |
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 Revd H von Essen Scott
1915–1921 |
The Chapel of Remembrance begun, finished and dedicated 31 October 1922 |
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 Revd Richard Robert Fenning MA
1921–1937 | Rural Dean of Eastbourne 1932–37
1922 Memorial Chapel opened; completed 1937
1930 Club Rooms built
1934 Church re-roofed |
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 Revd John Neville Marcon MA
1937–1956 | 1938 Alteration to sanctuary; children’s corner formed; new boiler
1940 Parish evacuated. Christ Church Junior School destroyed by enemy action
1947 Drainage of churchyard
1949 Organ renovated
1950 Church rewired and new lighting installed
1951 Tower roof retiled
1953–54 Eradication of dry rot in north and south aisles
1955 New boiler | |
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 Revd Samuel James Noel Henderson
1956–1965 |
Cordial relations established with the Church of Rome and the Methodist Church in the parish
1958 Church redecorated; curate’s house bought
1959 Full celebrations of the centenary throughout the year
1960 Parish Communion introduced
1961 Street representatives established
1962 New vicarage completed
1964 Church Hall, Firle Road sold
1965 Work begun on reconstruction of clubrooms and grounds |
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 Revd Dennis Gerrard Newman MTh PhD
1965–1971 |
1965 Reconstuction of clubrooms and grounds completed
1968 Rearrangement of front of nave and west entrance, and carpeting of circulation spaces
1970 Strengthening and new foundations to tower |
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 Revd L G Hallam
1971–1984 |
The Father Willis Organ was restored by Noel Mander
The Brodie Hall was re-roofed
The church was enriched by the Calvary from S Peter’s Meads and various other items |
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 Fr Michael R Starr
1984–1988 |
The Sunday School and clubs for juniors and adults were re-instituted
The Brodie Hall was re-floored
Both halls and the vestry were refurnished
A ladder was installed in the Tower
and many repairs were carried out, particularly following the Great Storm of 16 October 1987 |
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 Fr Phillip A S Fordham BMus DipEd DipTh
1988–1999 |
The annual pilgrimage to Walsingham was established, together with the Walsingham Cell
Cordial relations with the Roman Church were strengthened
The Blessed Sacrament was translated to the Chapel
The nave and south aisle were re-ordered
The organ was cleaned and overhauled
The church was re-wired and new lighting installed | |
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 Fr Neil P Chatfield BTh(Hons)
2000– | |
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