SO7225 : Organ in St Mary's church, Newent
taken 13 years ago, near to Newent, Gloucestershire, England
by Thomas Warne of Newent aforesaid; it being the first he ever built and all
of his own Composing and Tuneing without any Instructor or Director whatsoever
and yet thought to be as good as any of that kind, considering its Bigness and
number of stops. And on the same day an ox will be roasted whole at the Royal Oak, Newent, where all persons will be heartily welcome."
Taken from the Gloucester Journal, 1737.
Rebuilt in 1838 by Walker and in 1843 by Nicholson of Worcester.
Reconstructed 1903 by Norman and Beard, and moved to the chancel in 1912.
Restored in 2003 by Trevor Tipple.
2 Manuals and pedals, with 17 stops.
Grade I listed.
Originally 13th C. onwards. The tower with octagonal spire, and Lady Chapel are 14th C. The original east window fell in in 1651 and was again destroyed in a storm in 1788. It was filled in until 1881. The church was damaged by cannon in 1644, and Edward Taylor, a Newent carpenter who had worked under Christopher Wren, rebuilt the nave without pillars, in the style of the Sheldonian Theatre Oxford. King Charles II gave sixty tons of Oak from the Forest of Dean and it was complete in 1679.
There is a large gallery on the west wall.
The porch contains a 9th C. cross shaft, found in 1907.
The church contains a tomb chest with effigies of possibly Sir Thomas de Grandison and his wife Margaret, late 14th C. and a brass to Roger Porter d. 1523.
There was further renovation around 1883, and also after the tower was struck by lightning in 1934, dislodging over a ton of masonry.
The organ dates from 1737. There are 8 bells.
- Grid Square
- SO7225, 356 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Julian P Guffogg (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 8 August, 2012 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 12 August, 2012
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SO 723 259 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:55.8821N 2:24.2128W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
- View Direction
- West-northwest (about 292 degrees)