St Mary's Church, Brook
| St. Mary's Church, Brook | |
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| 50°39′29″N 01°26′33″W / 50.65806°N 1.44250°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Website | www.brighstonecofechurches.co.uk/brook |
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| Dedication | St. Mary |
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| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Portsmouth |
| Parish | Brook, Isle of Wight |
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| Vicar(s) | Revd Malcolm Williams |
St. Mary's Church, Brook is a parish church in the Church of England located in Brook, Isle of Wight.
History
The church dates from 1864 by the architect Malling.[1] It replaced a previous building which was destroyed in a fire. The small, squat tower contains a set of 8 tubular bells.
The churchyard contains six Commonwealth war graves, two British Army soldiers of World War I and, from World War II, a Royal Air Force officer and three unidentified Merchant Navy seamen whose bodies had been washed ashore.[2] A memorial to those killed in a 1957 flying boat crash also stands in the churchyard.
Parish status
The church is grouped with:
- St. Mary's Church, Brighstone
- St. Mary's Church, Brook
- St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Mottistone
Organ
The church has a two manual organ dating from 1867 by Bevington. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
References
- ^ The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
- ^ [1] CWGC Cemetery report, includes details from casualty record.