St Luke's Church, Silverhill

The manor of Stone was one of several medieval land divisions in the area now covered by Hastings. Its land covered a large, thinly populated area northwest of the ancient fishing port of Hastings. Ecclesiastically, it was a prebend linked to the collegiate church of St Mary-in-the-Castle in the grounds of Hastings Castle. Much of the land in the manor was part of a single farm. Originally named Cildetona (farm of the heirs or children), the name became modernised to Childerton and later Chillington Farm, before being recorded as High Ridge Farm in 1714 (around the time it was bought by the Town Clerk of Hastings), Salver Hill Farm in 1785 and Silver Hill Farm before 1815. Around this time,…

Henry Carpenter's chapel has been added to several times since its construction in 1857, but still retains its Early English Gothic appearance. The windows are mostly lancets; some have stained glass.

As of 2010, St Luke's Church was one of four United Reformed churches in the borough of Hastings. The others were St Mark's Church at Blacklands, Clive Vale United Reformed Church in the Clive Vale area and Robertson Street United Reformed Church in Hastings town centre. All four were in the Southern Synod, one of 13 Synods in Great Britain, which is responsible for United Reformed churches in South London and the counties of Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex and Surrey in southeast England. When it joined the Presbyterian church in 1862, it became one of the first such churches in southeast England. It has been known since then as St Luke's United Reformed Church. The church is licensed for…