All Saints' Church, Fawley

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All Saints' Church, Fawley
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The Parish Church of All Saints', Fawley
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All Saints' Church, Fawley
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50°49′47″N1°21′14″W / 50.8296986°N 1.3538568°W / 50.8296986; -1.3538568 Coordinates: 50°49′47″N1°21′14″W / 50.8296986°N 1.3538568°W / 50.8296986; -1.3538568
Location Fawley, Hampshire
CountryEngland
Denomination Anglican
Website Parish of Fawley (Hampshire)
History
Status Parish church
Founded12th century
Dedication All Saints
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designation Listed building – Grade I
Architectural typeChurch
Style Norman
Specifications
Materials Stone with tiled roof
Administration
Parish Fawley (Hampshire)
Deanery Lyndhurst
Archdeaconry Bournemouth
Diocese Winchester
Province Canterbury
Clergy
Bishop(s) 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.

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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 Fawley Church Bomb Damage.jpg
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
BellWeightNoteDateInscriptionBell Founder
Treble4cwt. 0qtr. 26lbs.F1909John Warner & Sons
24cwt. 2qtr. 6lbs.E1909John Warner & Sons
34cwt. 3qtr. 26lbsD1867John Warner & Sons
45cwt. 3qtr. 16lbsC1603Give God the gloryR B (of Hants)
57cwt. 3qtr. 8lbsB1677Robert (?Richard?) Florey
66cwt. 3qtr. 16lbs.A1737Joshua Kipling

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

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