Editing Reigate (section)

===Church of St Mary Magdalene===
[[File:St Mary Magdalene's Church, Chart Lane, Reigate (NHLE Code 1188125) (June 2013).JPG|thumb|right|Church of St Mary Magdalene]]
The first record of a church at Reigate is from the late 12th century, when the church of ''Crechesfeld'' was presented to the [[Southwark Cathedral|Priory of St Mary Overie]] by [[Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey|Hamelin]] and [[Isabel de Warenne, Countess of Surrey|Isabel de Warenne]], the Earl and Countess of Surrey.<ref>{{harvnb|Malden|1911|pp=229–245}}</ref> At the time of the gift, the church is thought to have consisted of a [[nave]], [[chancel]] and possibly a central tower.<ref name=Hooper_1979_pp50-51>{{harvnb|Hooper|1979|pp=50–51}}</ref> The oldest parts of today's {{Interlanguage link| Church of St Mary Magdalene, Reigate | qid=Q17547872|lt=St Mary's Church}} date from {{circa|1200}}.<ref name=NHLE_StMaryMagd>{{NHLE|num=1188125|desc=Church of St Mary Magdalene|grade=II*|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> The building was extended several times in the late medieval period, including the additions of the north and south [[aisle]]s in the mid-late 13th century,<ref name=Hooper_1979_pp50-51/> the south chancel chapel in the 14th century<ref name=NHLE_StMaryMagd/> and the relocation of the tower to the west end in the first half of the 15th century.<ref name=Hooper_1979_pp50-51/> Two phases of reconstruction took place in Victorian times. In 1845, the architect, [[Henry Woodyer]], was responsible for renewing the local Reigate Stone walls and, in 1874–7, [[George Gilbert Scott Jr.]] installed new roofing and refaced the tower in [[Bath stone|Bath Stone]].<ref name=NHLE_StMaryMagd/>

The medieval [[rood screen]], separating the chancel from the nave, was restored by Woodyer, who was also responsible for much of the current [[stained glass]]. There are several 17th- and 18th-century monuments inside the church, the largest of which is a memorial to Richard Labroke (d. 1730) who is depicted in Roman dress, flanked by the figures of [[Lady Justice|Justice]] and Truth.<ref name=NHLE_StMaryMagd/>