St Agnes' Church, Freshwater is a parish church in the Church of England located in Freshwater, Isle of Wight.
| St Agnes' Church, Freshwater | |
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| 50°40′24″N 01°31′03″W / 50.67333°N 1.51750°W | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Website | allsaintsandstagnes.org.uk |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Agnes |
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| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Portsmouth |
| Parish | Freshwater, Isle of Wight |
History edit
The church dates from 1908 and is by the architect Isaac Jones, who lived from 7 November 1850 until 25 November 1917.[1]
Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson donated land for a new church in Freshwater Bay. Hallam's wife Audrey Tennyson suggested that the church be named for St Agnes. St Agnes Church was consecrated 12 August 1908.[2] It is the only thatched church on the Isle of Wight.[3][4][5]
The stone used to build the Church came from an old and derelict farm house on Hooke Hill, Freshwater, and the date stone 1622 [sic] was incorporated into the vestry wall, thus rather misleading those who may think the Church belonged to the 17th century".[6]
Parish status edit
The church is in a united parish with All Saints' Church, Freshwater.
Organ edit
A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
Gallery edit
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Interior of the church -
The church seen from the fields
References edit
- ^ The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
- ^ Freshwater Isle of Wight Page 2, Steve Shafleet, Isle of Wight Historic Postcards website, 26 December 2006
- ^ St Agnes Church, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, Norman Atkinson, Flickr website, 14 January 2008.
- ^ West Wight, Official Isle of Wight Tourism, 2007
- ^ St Agnes Church, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, Mark Collins and Alan Loze, Roughwood website, 2003
- ^ Leaflet "St Agnes Church, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight". Freshwater Series J No. 48