The altar
within the chancel of St John the Baptist.
On the
south side of the nave St Luke's Chapel can be found. It was originally
called the Side Chapel and had its origin in the re-ordering of the
sanctuary during the incumbency of the Reverend S. G. Hooper. The
existing Holy Table was too small so room was found for it at the
east end of the south aisle where it was proposed to celebrate Holy
Communion. In the late 1950s, a cross, candlesticks and frontal were
given by the family of the late Dr C. Wood and to his memory.
As a
worship centre St Luke's Chapel was never fully developed until 1981.
A legacy and other gifts associated with N. Melluish made this possible
and on Sunday, April 5 1981, at a united service with Fordcombe, the
Bishop of Rochester, the Right Reverend R. D. Say, celebrated Holy
Communion and dedicated the chapel to the glory of God.
The naming
of the chapel - St Luke - owes its origin to Dr A. Wood and the tapestry
made by him in memory of his father. In 1981 the tapestry was taken
from the floor and placed on the wall below the 13th century lancet
of the Sidney Chapel.
The parochial
ties with Fordcombe were realised in their gift of a discarded pew
which was made into a replica of an existing pew desk and forms an
integral part of St Luke's Chapel.
