All Saints' Church, Fawley

All Saints' Church, Fawley
The Parish Church of All Saints', Fawley
All Saints' Church, Fawley Shown within Hampshire
50°49′47″N1°21′14″W / 50.8296986°N 1.3538568°W / 50.8296986; -1.3538568
Location	Fawley, Hampshire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	Parish of Fawley (Hampshire)
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	12th century
Dedication	All Saints
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Listed building – Grade I
Architectural type	Church
Style	Norman
Specifications
Materials	Stone with tiled roof
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Winchester
Archdeaconry	Bournemouth
Deanery	Lyndhurst
Parish	Fawley (Hampshire)
Clergy
Bishop	Bishop of Southampton
Vicar(s)	Rev, Alison Bennett

All Saints' Church is the parish church for Fawley in the county of Hampshire. It is one of the three original medieval parish churches along the area to the west of Southampton Water know locally as the Waterside.

History

The current building dates from the twelfth century and appears to been built over two periods, 1170–1210 and 1300–1340. ^[1] There is reference to an earlier church, likely to be on this site, dating from 971 and possibly some parts were reused in the current building ^[2]

The oldest part of the church is St Nicholas's Chapel, and there is conjecture this was also the original dedication of the church. A porch was added to the west entrance in 1840. ^[3]

Bombing in World War 2

Fawley church showing bomb damage in the winter of 1950

The church was bombed ^[4] in 1940 and was badly damaged losing all of its medieval stained glass. It wasn't until 1954 before the church was repaired and reconsecrated.

There is a plaque in the church dedicated to the rector who helped in the restoration and re-dedication of the church.

The plaque reads:

In memory of The Revd. John Mearing rector 1947-1960 by whose inspiration this church was restored and re-dedicated 12. September 1954 after severe damage by enemy action 23. November 1940

In the west window of St Nicholas's chapel there is a collage made from recovered stained glass.

Tombs & Memorials

Flight Lieutenant Samuel Kinkead

Samuel Kinkead was a South African fighter ace from the First World War and Schneider Trophy pilot who died whilst attempting to break the airspeed record in 1928. ^[3]

Bells

The church now has six bells ^[5] dating from 1603. The four earlier bells ^[6] were rehung and augmented in 1909 with two extra trebles

Bells of All Saints' Fawley

Bell	Weight	Note	Date	Inscription	Bell Founder
Treble	4cwt. 0qtr. 26lbs.	F	1909		John Warner & Sons
2	4cwt. 2qtr. 6lbs.	E♭	1909		John Warner & Sons
3	4cwt. 3qtr. 26lbs	D♭	1867		John Warner & Sons
4	5cwt. 3qtr. 16lbs	C	1603	Give God the glory	R B (of Hants)
5	7cwt. 3qtr. 8lbs	B♭	1677		Robert (?Richard?) Florey
6	6cwt. 3qtr. 16lbs.	A♭	1737		Joshua Kipling

All weights provided by Robert Parker (Bellhanger) in August 2007, when the bells were rehung.

References

1. "Parishes: Fawley". British History Online.
2. "Church of All Saints". British Listed Buildings.
3. O’Brien, Charles; Bailey, Bruce; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David W. (2018). The Buildings of England Hampshire: South. Yale University Press. pp. 278–280. ISBN   9780300225037.
4. "Church of All Saints". British Listed Buildings.
5. "Dove Details". dove.cccbr.org.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
6. "Parishes: Fawley | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

External links

• All Saints' Church on Hampshire Churches website
• All Saints' Church on Hampshire Church windows website