building. The recently formed Personal Ordinariate of Anglicans
reconciled to the Catholic Church meets at St Agnes, another Victorian Gothic
building. The tall flint tower of St Michael's at Ocklynge is one of
Eastbourne's landmarks. The church was consecrated in 1902 and built on the
site of the mission hall where the nonsense writer Lewis Carroll (the clergyman
CL Dodgson) is known to have preached during his holidays in the town. All
Souls, in Italian style, is a finely proportioned building with an Evangelical
church tradition. Holy Trinity also has a strong history of Evangelism,
particularly during the early 20th century when Canon Stephen Warner was the vicar
for 28 years. There is a Greek Orthodox Church converted from a 19th-century
Calvinistic chapel. The Strict Baptist Chapel in Grove Road is an interesting
building, despite its rather grim street frontage. The United Reformed Church
in Upperton Road has tall rogue Gothic windows set in red brick walls. Several
other denominations have similarly interesting church buildings, including some
of 20th century design, such as the Baptist Church in Eldon Road. The
copyrights of many well-known hymns used in the English-speaking world are
handled by Kingway's Thankyou Music of Eastbourne. There is a tradition of
Judaism in Eastbourne, and a Jewish rest home. The Islamic community uses a
small mosque that was formerly the Seeboard social club
