So Fr Gerin bought an old disused police station in Bear Lane, down hill from Farnham Castle.

[3] Joan of Arc was canonised in 1920 and Fr Robo wanted a church dedicated to the saint in the town that was a principal residence of Cardinal Beaufort who presided at her trial in 1431, was present at her execution and ordered her ashes to be thrown into the River Seine.

In 1928, a huge celebration of the abbey's foundation, in 1128, took place with Cardinal Francis Bourne in attendance.

[4] The church was designed by John Edward Dixon-Spain (d. 1955) in the Romanesque Revival style and contains statues by the sculptor Vernon Hill.

The church has a close relationship with the school; Mass and services with the children are regularly held throughout the term, and are also attended by parents.

The school states that its ethos and curriculum 'places great emphasis on religious education, worship and respect.

[7] Further down Waverley Lane from the church is the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice, which offers palliative care to sick adults.