Church of St Michael and All Angels, Swanmore, Ryde explained

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Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Swanmore, Ryde
Dedication:St. Michael and All Angels
Consecrated Date:1862
Closed Date:2018
Denomination:Church of England
Churchmanship:Anglo Catholic[1] [2]
Parish:Ryde
Diocese:Portsmouth
Province:Canterbury
Website:http://www.achurchnearyou.com/swanmore-st-michael-all-angels/

The Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Swanmore, near Haylands in Ryde is a former parish church in the Church of England located in Ryde, Isle of Wight.

History

The church was built between 1857 and 1862 by the architect R. J. Jones[3] in the French Gothic style, and was consecrated by the Bishop of Winchester in 1863.[4] It is located in the Swanmore area of Ryde. The church was closed in December 2018[5] [6] despite a campaign to save it.[7]

Organ

The organ was built in 1864 by Gray & Davison. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Church Guide for Tourists . Pinchard . Fr Arnold . 1931 . St Chrysostom’s Church, Manchester . English Church Union - Mowbrays . 39 . 23 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220623161442/https://stchrysostoms.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/ecu-church-guide-for-tourists-1931.pdf . 23 June 2022 . bot: unknown .
  2. Web site: The Church Travellers Directory . Blagdon-Gamlen . Fr Peter E. . 1973 . St Chrysostom’s Church, Manchester . The Church Literature Association . 33 . 23 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220623171740/https://stchrysostoms.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/english-counties-b-l.pdf . 23 June 2022. live .
  3. The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
  4. Web site: St Michael and All Angels Church, Swanmore . 2022-03-31 . RSHG . en-GB.
  5. Web site: Tower details . 2022-03-31 . dove.cccbr.org.uk.
  6. Web site: 2015-12-20 . Swanmore, St Michael and All Angels (Ryde) . 2022-03-31 . WPBELLS . en. https://web.archive.org/web/20220623174609/https://wpbells.org/swanmore-ryde/ . 23 June 2022. live.
  7. Web site: St Michael's Church, Swanmore, packed for public meeting into closure . 2022-03-31 . Isle of Wight County Press . en. https://web.archive.org/web/20220623173608/https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/16364737.st-michaels-church-swanmore-packed-public-meeting-closure/ . 23 June 2022. live .

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