St Mary's Church, Cowes
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St Mary's Church, Cowes
Image: © Paul Gillett Taken: 17 Apr 2014
The Parish of St Mary’s was founded in AD 1657 and consecrated in AD 1662 when it was known as “The West Cowes Chappell”. The Chappell was replaced in 1816 with a church and tower designed by the famous Regency architect, John Nash (1752-1835). In 1866 the church was found to be structurally unsafe and so was rebuilt in 1867, incorporating the original Nash tower that you can see today. The church is Victorian in design by the architect Arthur Cates, F.R.I.B.A (1829-1901), and the chancel which accommodates the choir, organ and the ‘High Altar’ was extended in 1900. St Mary’s is a Grade 2 listed building http://www.stmaryschurchcowes.org.uk/about%20the%20building.html
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Image Location
Latitude
50.762688
Longitude
-1.301608