Church in United Kingdom
| St Mary's Church, Brook | |
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| 50°39′29″N 01°26′33″W / 50.65806°N 1.44250°W / 50.65806; -1.44250 | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Website | |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Mary |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Portsmouth |
| Parish | Brook, Isle of Wight |
| Clergy | |
| 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. 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, three unidentified Merchant Navy seamen whose bodies had been washed ashore. and Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Nigel Seely (1902–1943), son of the politician and industrialist Sir Charles Seely, 2nd Baronet
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
- CWGC Cemetery report, includes details from casualty record.
- "Squadron Leader SEELY, NIGEL RICHARD WILLIAM". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 10 November 2019.