Magazine  (2011)  Page(s) 59. Vol 33, No. 2.  
 
Barbara Hunt Cannon. NZ. 'Lime Kiln' Garden in its Heyday.
He {Humphrey Brooke] also grew a rose he collected from a churchyard, which Peter Beales introduced for him as Surpassing Beauty of Woolverstone

Book  (2003)  Page(s) 237.  
 
Large-flowered Climbers. Bourbons and Hybrid Perpetuals. Surpassing Beauty syn Woolverstone Church Rose. The English rosarian Humphrey Brooke reintroduced this Hybrid Perpetual-type climber in 1980 from the Suffolk church where it had grown for a hundred years. It is a classic crimson beauty with a very strong, sweet scent. The heavy flowers open red and darken with age, ending up purple (but redder on the outside); they have masses of short petals and muddled centres. The leaves have a red tinge when young.

Newsletter  (2001)  Page(s) 28, Vol 22, No. 1.  
 
Marie's [Philo] Musings.
Surpassing Beauty of Wolverstone is in her second year, flowering and growing well, but does not seem to want to climb (which suits me fine.)

Magazine  (2000)  Page(s) 17. No. 20.  Includes photo(s).
 
Deidre Gordon. The Rose Garden in Eccleston Square.
A superb and very large specimen of Surpassing Beauty of Woolverstone (also known as 'Woolverstone Church Rose') was greatly admired for its multitude of rich crimson flowers and intense fragrance. .... Not the easiest rose to grow, it is in its element in this garden.

Magazine  (1999)  Page(s) 20. No. 17.  
 
Deirdre Gordon. Roses on Chalk.
....the climbing roses must by now have their roots deep in the ground and with the exception of 'Celine Forestier' and 'Surpassing Beauty' (of Woolverstone) they all seem free of problems. ......found growing in Woolverstone, Suffolk, which is not an area of chalkland, may have decided preferences.

Book  (Feb 1993)  Page(s) 126.  
 
Surpassing Beauty
Hybrid Perpetual
Botanical grouping: Chinensis
(synonyms: Woolverstone Church Rose, Surpassing Beauty of Woolverstone Rediscovered by Brooke, and re-introduced in 1980 by Beales, England before 1980... vigorous old climbing rose of unknown origin, rediscovered in an English churchyard. Dark red... Will flourish even in poor conditions. Excellent for areas where other roses are difficult to cultivate...

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 132.  Includes photo(s).
 
Surpassing Beauty, Woolverstone Church Rose' An old Climber. Rediscovered by Humphrey Brooke in Woolverstone, Suffolk. Introduced by Beales in Britain 1980. Repeat flowering. Height to 250cm (8 ft). Strong scent.

Book  (1992)  Page(s) 364.  
 
"Surpassing Beauty", "Woolverstone Church Rose" Rediscovery by the late Mr. Humphrey Brooke. Reintroduced Beales, UK 1980. An old variety of climbing rose discovered growing at Woolverstone Church, Suffolk. Flowers deep red to crimson, blowsy when open and very strongly fragrant, appearing particularly early each season. Well worth its reintroduction. Growth relaxed and vigorous. Remontant. Tolerant of poor soils. Very fragrant. Susceptible to mildew. Availability limited. 8' x 6'. 2.5m x 1.8m.

Website/Catalog  (1985)  Page(s) 49.  
 

Woolverstone Church Rose (Surpassing Beauty).  Now renamed Surpassing Beauty)

Website/Catalog  (1982)  Page(s) 40.  
 
Woolverstone Church Rose (Surpassing Beauty) (Climber). A deep red, climbing rose discovered by Mr Humphrey Brooke. Very strongly scented. Re-introduced 1980. (R) 8 x 6’.