Old St Peter and St Paul's Church, Albury

Old St Peter and St Paul’s Church stands in Albury Park, northwest of Albury Hall, between the Surrey villages of Albury and Shere. It is a Grade I listed building in the care of The Churches Conservation Trust. The church’s nave may date from Anglo-Saxon times, though much was changed from the 14th century onward. The tower’s lower parts contain pre-Conquest stonework and were raised in the 12th century. A 13th-century chancel and 14th-century south aisle were added later, with a timber north porch built in the early 1500s. The church’s exterior mixes ironstone, sandstone and Bargate dressings under varied roofing. The tower has three stages with a battlemented parapet and a small north window. A late-13th-century east window lights the chancel, while the south transept shows two two-light windows and a five-light south window. Inside, the nave roof is 14th century, and the south aisle floor holds a 14th-century marble coffin slab. A 15th-century wall painting of Saint Christopher survives above the south door. The south transept, now the Drummond Chapel, contains Henry Drummond’s marble chest tomb. Its walls were painted red and gold by T. Early, and the windows hold stained glass by William Wailes. William Oughtred, who invented the multiplication sign, is buried here after fifty years as rector. In the churchyard stands the Grade II-listed Tupper Vault, commemorating artists Arthur Devis and Anthony Devis.