St Mary the Virgin Church, Cowes | |
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![]() St Mary the Virgin Church, Cowes | |
50°45′48″N 1°18′07″W / 50.7633°N 1.3019°W | |
Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Broad Church |
Website | St Mary the Virgin Church, Cowes |
History | |
Dedication | St Mary |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | II* |
Designated | 17 August 1951 |
Architect(s) | Tower by John Nash, nave and chancel by Arthur Cates |
Style | Greek Revival tower, Gothic Revival nave and chancel |
Completed | 1867 |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Portsmouth |
Archdeaconry | Isle of Wight |
Deanery | West Wight |
Parish | Holy Trinity and Saint Mary |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Rev Andrew Poppe |
St Mary the Virgin Church, Cowes is a Church of England parish church in Cowes, Isle of Wight. It is in Church Road, next to Northwood House.
The first church on the site was built in 1657, during the Commonwealth of England. A chancel designed by Joseph Richards was added in 1811. [1] John Nash designed the west tower, which was added in 1816. It is unusual for being in a Greek Revival style. In 1867 the whole church except for the west tower was rebuilt to Gothic Revival designs by the architect Arthur Cates. [2]
The church is part of a single benefice with Holy Trinity Church, Cowes. [3]
The church has a two- manual organ, originally built by Henry Willis & Sons. Its specification is on the National Pipe Organ Register. [4]
St Mary the Virgin Church, Cowes | |
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![]() St Mary the Virgin Church, Cowes | |
50°45′48″N 1°18′07″W / 50.7633°N 1.3019°W | |
Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Broad Church |
Website | St Mary the Virgin Church, Cowes |
History | |
Dedication | St Mary |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | II* |
Designated | 17 August 1951 |
Architect(s) | Tower by John Nash, nave and chancel by Arthur Cates |
Style | Greek Revival tower, Gothic Revival nave and chancel |
Completed | 1867 |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Portsmouth |
Archdeaconry | Isle of Wight |
Deanery | West Wight |
Parish | Holy Trinity and Saint Mary |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Rev Andrew Poppe |
St Mary the Virgin Church, Cowes is a Church of England parish church in Cowes, Isle of Wight. It is in Church Road, next to Northwood House.
The first church on the site was built in 1657, during the Commonwealth of England. A chancel designed by Joseph Richards was added in 1811. [1] John Nash designed the west tower, which was added in 1816. It is unusual for being in a Greek Revival style. In 1867 the whole church except for the west tower was rebuilt to Gothic Revival designs by the architect Arthur Cates. [2]
The church is part of a single benefice with Holy Trinity Church, Cowes. [3]
The church has a two- manual organ, originally built by Henry Willis & Sons. Its specification is on the National Pipe Organ Register. [4]