St Barnabas Church, Ranmore
Our Team
The following people are in charge of the day-to-day running of the church
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The PCC
The Parochial Church Council
This group of volunteers runs and governs our church.
The objectives of the PCC are to promote St Barnabas as a centre for the community of Ranmore and a place for regular worship using, predominantly but not exclusively, the Prayer Book forms of Service; to maintain to a high standard the structure of the Victorian Gothic Grade II* listed Church building; and to provide an increasingly popular venue for weddings and baptisms.
The current members of the PCC
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The Reverend Canon Dr. Anthony Rustell (Rector)
The Revd Caroline Lazenby (Assistant Priest)
Dr Robin Luff (Churchwarden and acting PCC Secretary)
Nicholas Grealy (Churchwarden)
Howard Hills (Deanery Synod Representative)
Sandra Skelt (Minutes Secretary)
Ian Hudson (Hon. Treasurer)
Carolyn Bourton
Lynda Mackie-Gandy
Peter Smith
Geraldine Swallow
Anthony Goodenough
Brian Belton (Verger)
Helena Hay​
Our history
The church was built in 1859 by George Cubitt MP who became the 1st Baron Ashcombe in 1892. His architect was Sir George Gilbert Scott who designed a 'High Victoriana' scaled-down cathedral to serve the people who worked on the Denbies Estate and a school in a similar style was built next door. A hundred years ago the number of people working on the estate and their families was counted as between 300 and 400 and a full time Rector looked after them living in the Rectory behind the trees opposite the church. The church is listed Grade II* and is virtually unchanged since 1859.
The church has a side chapel, called the Cubitt Chapel, which is dedicated to the three sons of Henry Cubitt who died in the First World War.
A detailed history of the church, together with an architectural commentary, can be found on the Ranmore War Memorial website here:
OPENING
The current general concern about the risks of metal theft and vandalism mean that the church cannot be left open when it is unattended. We are able to arrange visits for interested groups such as local history societies, the Arts Society, U3A, the Victorian Society etc. During the warmer months there are monthly Coffee Mornings and we hope to continue Teas in the Churchyard on some Sunday afternoons. We also hope to open the church to passing visitors on some weekday mornings. The Church takes part in the Heritage Open Days annually in September.
Newsletters
Please click on the links below to download
our recent newsletters and reports
Facilities
There are no steps from the road to our church and our toilet can also be accessed in a wheelchair.
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We also have Wi-Fi in our church.
Social Media
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