St George's Church, Arreton Explained

St George's Church, Arreton
Denomination:Church of England
Churchmanship:Broad Church
Parish:Arreton
Diocese:Portsmouth
Province:Canterbury
Coordinates:50.6781°N 1.2417°W

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

History

The church is medieval and the earliest traces are from the Norman period.[1]

Part of the church dates from the 12th century. The church has a Saxon wall and a Burma Star window.[2] The short tower with its unique buttresses contains a ring of 6 bells, the oldest of which was cast in 1589.

In this parish lived a devout young woman, Elizabeth Wallbridge, made famous as "The Dairyman's Daughter" in an early nineteenth-century poem by Legh Richmond.

The war memorial was designed by local architect, Percy Stone (1856–1934).[3]

Organ

The church has an historic organ dating from 1888 by the organ-builder William Hill. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

Notes and References

  1. The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
  2. https://archive.today/20240524161749/https://www.webcitation.org/5knwdbICL?url=http://www.geocities.com/islandbrass/page6.html St George's Church, Arreton
  3. Web site: Arreton War Memorial . 24 July 2009 . Memorials & Monuments on the Isle of Wight. 20 November 2009.