All Saints' Church, Grayswood

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All Saints' Church is an active parish church in the village of Grayswood, Surrey, England. The church stands in the centre of the village and was built between 1900 and 1902. Designed by the Swedish artist Axel Haig, who lived in the village and is buried in the graveyard, the church is a Grade II listed building.

History: The village of Grayswood stands to the north of the town of Haslemere. The parish of Grayswood was established in 1901 as a condition for the funding of a new church by Alfred Hugh Harman. Harman, a pioneer of photography and the founder of Ilford Photo, had moved to the village in 1894. In addition to funding the construction of the church, Harman paid for a vicarage and provided an endowment for the provision of a stipend to the incumbent vicar. Harman engaged his friend Axel Haig to undertake the designs for the church. Haig, born in Sweden in 1835, had moved to Scotland in 1856, and subsequently to London in 1859. He established himself as an artist, and became highly sought after as an architectural illustrator by many of the leading architects of the Victorian era. The church was built between 1900 and 1902, and was consecrated on 13 February 1902 by Randall...