St Peter's Church

St Peter's Church, which is grade II* listed, was rebuilt during the mid-19th century, and the new church consecrated in June 1864. ^[9] The original church dated from the 13th century but by 1862, when Canon Vernon Musgrave became rector, it was described as being in a poor condition. The architect of the new church was Henry Woodyer, a pupil of William Butterfield. The church is built of local Bargate stone, with a simple nave, chancel, and lady chapel. The roof rafters are cusped and gilded. The stained-glass is mostly by Hardman Powell and the decoration is by J A Pippet, a freelance artist employed by Hardman.

The medieval rood screen, made from Jerusalem olive trees and featuring elaborate carvings and paintings, remains from the old church and was restored in 1864 and decorated by Hardman and Powell. The font of Purbeck marble dates back to 1690.

Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman described the church as "a Tractarian work of art".^[10] The walls of the nave are decorated with the scene of the ‘miraculous draught of fishes’ with 'one hundred and fifty and three' fishes caught in a net dragged by the six disciples. Above the chancel arch is a painting of the Last Judgement, and on the inside of the arch is a picture of our Lord with angels. The walls of the choir and sanctuary have scenes from the Bible depicting the ministry of Angels. The stained glass in the chancel are scenes from the life of our Lord. The central window shows Christ on the cross. The reredos above the altar shows the Adoration of the Lamb. At the entrance to the chancel is a Victorian brass to Canon Vernon Musgrave. The pulpit panels show our Lord together with Noah, St Peter, and St John the Baptist. The west window by William Holland shows Jesus in the fishing boat calming the storm, in memory of Conyers Middleton who was rector from 1747 to his death in 1750.^[11] The Lady Chapel was created in 1935 and contains a squint window. The east window in the Lady Chapel is by Clayton and Bell and the lancet windows by Hardman Powell commemorating the Godman family.

The damming of a stream in the 15th century created the Church Pond.

• St Peter's Church
• View of the nave
• Miraculous draught of fishes
• The sanctuary
• The rood screen
• West window

Hills

A promontory that adjoins Hascombe Hill from 1796 to 1816 Hascombe hosted a station in the shutter telegraph chain which connected the Admiralty in London to its naval ships in Portsmouth.

Hascombe has the following summits in the large Surrey Hills AONB: