- Church of The Good Shepherd, Lake
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Coordinates: 50°38′47″N 01°10′06″W / 50.64639°N 1.16833°W
Church of The Good Shepherd, Lake Denomination Church of England Churchmanship Broad Church History Dedication The Good Shepherd Administration Parish Lake, Isle of Wight Diocese Portsmouth Province Canterbury The Church of The Good Shepherd, Lake is a parish church in the Church of England located in Lake, Isle of Wight.
History
The church was built in 1892 by the architect Temple Lushington Moore[1]. Its distinctive feature is the twin aisled nave with the single aisle chancel. The stained glass windows were designed by Francis Skeat in the mid 20th-century.[2]
The church is located on Sandown Road.
Organ
The church has a splendid small three manual pipe organ by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd dating from 1901. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
References
- ^ The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
- ^ Lloyd, David Wharton; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006). Buildings of England: The Isle of Wight. Yale University Press. p. 161. ISBN 0300107331. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rCZ6rLTc2S0C&pg=PA161&dq=%22Francis+Skeat%22&hl=en&ei=CB0jTcjkJsXQhAfHhpH3Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Francis%20Skeat%22&f=false. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
Categories:- Church of England churches on the Isle of Wight
- Grade II listed buildings on the Isle of Wight
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