St Olave's Church, Gatcombe Contents History Stained glass Tomb and effigy Organ References Navigation menu50°39′49″N 01°18′15″W / 50.66361°N 1.30417°W / 50.66361; -1.3041750°39′49″N 01°18′15″W / 50.66361°N 1.30417°W / 50.66361; -1.30417National Pipe Organ Register

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St Olave's Church, Gatcombe
St Olave's Church, Gatcombe, Isle of Wight, UK.jpg

50°39′49″N 01°18′15″W / 50.66361°N 1.30417°W / 50.66361; -1.30417Coordinates: 50°39′49″N 01°18′15″W / 50.66361°N 1.30417°W / 50.66361; -1.30417
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipBroad Church
History
DedicationSt Olave's
Administration
ParishGatcombe
DiocesePortsmouth
ProvinceCanterbury


View from the west


St Olave's Church, Gatcombe is a parish church in the Church of England located in Gatcombe, Isle of Wight.




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Stained glass


  • 3 Tomb and effigy


  • 4 Organ


  • 5 References




History


Building began on the site in the 13th century and the church was dedicated in 1292. It originally served the Estur family as a chapel to Gatcombe House. The manor later passed into the hands of the Worsley family who provided the church with both financial support and a number of Rectors.


The tower contains three bells which are hung dead.[1]


The churchyard contains two Commonwealth war graves, of an officer (Flight Lieutenant Antony Basil Langton) and a sergeant (Sergeant William Reuben Cooper) of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve from World War II.[2]



Stained glass




East window


The church is noted for its stained glass by William Morris, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Ford Madox Brown and Edward Burne-Jones,[3] dating from 1865 and 1866. Rossetti founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood with which Morris, Brown and Burne-Jones were associated.



Tomb and effigy


The wooden effigy of a Knight of the Crusades is located at the north side of the altar. The knight is carved with an angel by his head and a dog by his foot. Although there are no written records of its origin, it is old enough to be one of the members of the Estur family.



Organ


The organ is by Henry Speechley and dates from 1898. It was overhauled in 2000 by Griffiths & Cooper and incorporated pipework from an organ in Upper Chine School, Shanklin. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.



References




  1. ^ The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner


  2. ^ [1] CWGC Cemetery report, details from casualty record.


  3. ^ http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-392705-church-of-st-olave-gatcombe-






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