St. Mary's Church, Brook
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St. Mary's Church, Brook is a parish church
in the Church of England
located in Brook, Isle of Wight
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stands in the churchyard.
The small, squat tower contains a set of 8 tubalar bells.
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 Brook, Isle of Wight
Brook, Isle of Wight
-Background:It is situated on the south west coast of the Island between Brighstone and Freshwater, and borders a section of rugged coastline , the Back of the Wight, facing into the English Channel and towards the famous Needles and west Wight cliffs....
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History
The church dates from 1864 by the architect Malling. It replaced a previous building which was destroyed in a fire. A memorial to those killed in a 1957 flying boat crash1957 Aquila Airways Solent crash
The 1957 Aquila Airways Solent crash was a 15 November 1957 aircraft accident on the Isle of Wight. With 45 lives lost, at the time it was the second worst crash within the United Kingdom.-Accident sequence:...
stands in the churchyard.
The small, squat tower contains a set of 8 tubalar bells.
Parish status
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