Editing Reigate (section)

===St Mark's Church===
[[File:St Mark's Church - geograph.org.uk - 822223.jpg|thumb|right|St Mark's Church]]
St Mark's Church, in Alma Road, was opened in 1860 to serve a new area of housing, under construction to the north of the railway station.<ref name=St_Marks>{{cite web |url= https://www.stmarksreigate.co.uk/about-us/history/history-2061.php |title= History of St Mark's |author= <!--Not stated--> |year= 2014 |publisher= St Mark's Church |access-date= 24 September 2021 |archive-date= 6 January 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170106092612/http://stmarksreigate.co.uk/about-us/history/history-2061.php |url-status= live }}</ref> It was designed by the architects firm, Field & Hilton, and is built in Reigate Stone.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/380/view_the_list_of_buildings_of_architectural_and_historic_interest |title= List of buildings of architectural and historic interest |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= May 2014 |publisher= Reigate & Banstead Borough Council |access-date= 24 September 2021 |archive-date= 25 September 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210925172811/https://www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/380/view_the_list_of_buildings_of_architectural_and_historic_interest |url-status= live }}</ref> The tower and [[spire]] were added in 1863, but the spire was demolished in 1919. The church was heavily damaged during the Second World War, necessitating the demolition of the south transept. Most of the windows were destroyed by bomb blasts and a new East Window, designed by [[Francis Spear]], was installed in 1955.<ref name=St_Marks/>