Editing Epsom (section)

===Christ Church===
[[File:Christ Church, Christ Church Road, Epsom Common (NHLE Code 1289540) (August 2013) (1) copy.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Christ Church, Epsom Common]]
Christ Church was founded as a [[chapel of ease]] to St Martin's in 1843.<ref name=Home_1901_pp73-74>{{harvnb|Home|1901|pp=73–74}}</ref> Initially a temporary structure was provided until the first permanent building was opened in 1845.<ref name=Christ_Church>{{cite web |url=https://www.christchurchepsom.org.uk/history |title=History |author=<!--Not stated--> |year=2021 |publisher=Christ Church, Epsom Common |access-date=22 June 2021 |archive-date=23 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123131938/https://www.christchurchepsom.org.uk/history |url-status=live}}</ref> In July 1874, Epsom parish was divided into two, with the western half becoming the new parish of Epsom Common.<ref name=Home_1901_pp73-74/> The chapel of ease became the parish church, but was considered too small for the [[church (congregation)|congregation]].<ref name=Home_1901_pp73-74/> Its replacement, the present church, was designed in the [[gothic architecture|Gothic revival]] style by [[Arthur Blomfield]] and opened in 1876.<ref name=Christ_Church/><ref name=NHLE_Christ_Church>{{NHLE|num=1289540|desc=Christ Church|access-date=22 June 2021|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> It is constructed from flint with stone dressings and there is a [[clerestory]] above the [[nave]]. The tower and south aisle were added in 1879 and 1887 respectively.<ref name=NHLE_Christ_Church/>

The chancel arch is decorated with a [[mural]] of [[Jesus|Christ]] flanked by [[Christian angelology|angels]],<ref name=Christ_Church/><ref name=NHLE_Christ_Church/> beneath which is the [[rood screen]], made of [[wrought iron]] and [[bronze]], which was erected 1909.<ref name=Berry_1992_p62>{{harvnb|Berry|1992|p=62}}</ref> The alabaster [[reredos]], behind the [[altar]], contains figurative scenes in [[mosaic]] and the east wall is decorated with panels depicting the [[four Evangelists]].<ref name=NHLE_Christ_Church/> The [[pulpit]] dates from 1880 and was originally in [[St Andrew's Church, Surbiton]].<ref name=NHLE_Christ_Church/> The interior of the church was reordered between 1987 and 1995 to increase the versatility of the nave.<ref name=Christ_Church/>