Church of The Good Shepherd, Lake
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The Church of The Good Shepherd, Lake is a parish church
in the Church of England
located in Lake, Isle of Wight
.
. 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.
The church is located on Sandown Road.
dating from 1901. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
located in Lake, Isle of Wight
Lake, Isle of Wight
Lake is a village and civil parish located on Sandown Bay, on the Isle of Wight, England.Lake is named after the Old English "Lacu" referring to the creek that ran along what is now Scotchells Brook, which is between the Isle of Wight Airport and the Morrisons Superstore and the Spithead Industrial...
.
History
The church was built in 1892 by the architect Temple Lushington MooreTemple Lushington Moore
Temple Lushington Moore was an architect working in the Gothic revival style.-Personal life:He was the son of Captain George Frederick Moore and Charlotte Reilly ....
. Its distinctive feature is the twin aisled nave with the single aisle chancel. The stained glass windows were designed by Francis Skeat
Francis Skeat
Francis Walter Skeat is an English glass painter who has created over 400 stained glass windows in churches and cathedrals, both in England and overseas. Skeat is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Fellow of the British Society of Master Glass Painters, and a member of the Art Workers...
in the mid 20th-century.
The church is located on Sandown Road.
Organ
The church has a splendid small three manual pipe organ by J. W. Walker & Sons LtdJ. W. Walker & Sons Ltd
J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd is a British firm of organ builders established in 1828 by Joseph William Walker in London. Walker organs were popular additions to churches during the Gothic Revival era of church building and restoration in Victorian Britain, and instruments built by Walker are found in...
dating from 1901. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.