St Mary's Church, Longfleet

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St Mary's Church
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St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church, Longfleet
50°43′22″N1°58′18″W / 50.7227°N 1.9717°W / 50.7227; -1.9717 (Old St Mary's Church, Longfleet)
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship charismatic evangelical
Weekly attendanceca. 500
Websitewww.smlpoole.org.uk
History
Dedication Virgin Mary
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II [1]
ID: 412520
Architect(s) Edward Blore
Style Gothic Revival
Years built1830-33
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese Salisbury
Archdeaconry Dorset
Deanery Poole and North Bournemouth
Parish Longfleet
Clergy
Vicar(s) Revd. Canon Andrew Perry
Assistant priest(s) Revd. Mark Hay
Laity
Churchwarden(s) Dr. Peter Naylor, Alison Cox
Business manager Claire Inkpen

St Mary's, Longfleet (SML or SML Poole) is a Church of England parish church in Longfleet, a district of Poole, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. It is part of the New Wine network and describes itself as an evangelical charismatic church.

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Location

St Mary's is located on the south side of Longfleet Road, just above Poole Hospital. [2] It has a prominent spire that may be seen for miles around.

History

St. Mary's is a Gothic Revival church that was built in the years 1830–33 [3] and consecrated on 25 September 1833. [4] It built chiefly at the expense of Lord de Mauley [5] and was originally designed by Edward Blore, but has been considerably modified since. [4] In 1863, a chancel and organ chamber were added by G. E. Street and the year 1884 saw the western end enhanced by a spire, 135 feet (41 m) high, erected by G. R. Crickmay and Son. [3] The spire was donated by William Pearce JP, a 19th-century Mayor of Poole, who resided at nearby Springfield House. [6] There was further remodelling in 1915 [4] which saw the nave rebuilt with aisles and transepts by Herbert Kendell of Poole. [3] According to English Heritage, "in spite of a surprisingly complicated development, the church is an effective composition, whose major accent, the northwest tower and spire, is one of Poole's most important landmarks." [3]

In 1995 the church was assessed as a Grade II listed building. [3]

Longfleet parish was formed in 1837 from Great Canford. Its boundaries changed in 1946 when part of Longfleet became the new parish of Oakdale St George. [7] The living was, and still is, a vicarage in the Diocese of Salisbury. Its patron in the 1870s was Sir J. B. Guest, Bart., who owned Canford Manor, now Canford School. [5]

Today

St. Mary's describes itself as a "vibrant evangelical charismatic Church" and "a large multi-generational church with an informal atmosphere." [8] The church is part of the New Wine Network [9] and, has a congregation of around 700, which is the largest in the Diocese of Salisbury.

The church continues to serve the local community and has several Sunday School classes as well as ministries for men, women, youth, pastoral care, outreach and worship. [10] [11] It is very active and works with local authorities, e.g. through Faithworks Wessex, running projects like MON£Y MATT£RS, a money management and debt advice service, [12] and Befrienders, linking up with people who are in need of companionship. [13] The church also has close links with Longfleet Church of England Primary School, which was formerly opposite on Longfleet Road. [14]

The present incumbent, Rev. Andrew Perry, became the vicar of St. Mary's in 1995 and has overseen the church as its community has grown from 80 to around 800. He was installed as a canon of Salisbury Cathedral on 3 July 2012. [15]

Church centre

In August 2011, St Mary's was granted planning permission to redevelop its church centre [16] as a facility for the church and local community. The church centre is in Kingston Road, but faces the church itself across Longfleet Road. Work commenced in May 2013 and a pelican crossing over Longfleet Road was installed. [17] [16]

The new church centre was completed in May 2014 and officially opened on 23 September 2014 at a celebration attended by the Bishop of Salisbury, Nicholas Holtam. It is used regularly by Poole Hospital and local health charities.

Church graft

In April 2018, SML sent a new vicar, Rev. Tessa Nisbet, and around 20 church members to lead a 'church graft' at St Michael's Church, Hamworthy, and St Gabriel's Church, Turlin Moor, in order to bring a new lease of life to the local community and turn around declining congregations. [18]

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References

  1. ↑ Church of St Mary, Poole at www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. ↑ SML – How to find us at www.smlpoole.org.uk. Accessed on 24 September 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Historic England. "Church of St Mary, Longfleet (1217494)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 Longfleet Connections at freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Accessed on 24 September 2012.
  5. 1 2 >Wilson, John Marius. Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales 1870-72, at Vision of Britain. Retrieved 4 Nov 2016.
  6. ↑ Springfield, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset at www.flickr.com. Accessed on 11 September 2012.
  7. ↑ Longfleet Parish at The National Archives. Accessed on 11 September 2012.
  8. ↑ St Mary's Longfleet Church at www.fusion.uk.com. Accessed on 24 September 2012.
  9. ↑ St. Mary's Longfleet, Poole" at www.smlpoole.org.uk. Accessed on 11 September 2012.
  10. ↑ Groups at www.smlpoole.org.uk. Accessed on 24 September 2012.
  11. ↑ Ministries at www.smlpoole.org.uk. Accessed on 24 September 2012.
  12. ↑ MON£Y MATT£RS project: Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch at www.stewardship.org.uk. Accessed on 24 September 2012.
  13. ↑ Befrienders at www.smlpoole.org.uk. Accessed on 24 September 2012.
  14. ↑ Longfleet Church of England VC Combined School at www.longfleet.poole.sch.uk. Accessed on 11 September 2012.
  15. ↑ Four new canons for cathedral at www.salisburyjournal.co.uk. Accessed on 11 September 2012.
  16. 1 2 SML Church Centre Building Project at www.smlpoole.org.uk. Accessed on 20 July 2013
  17. ↑ Church Centre Update at www.smlpoole.org.uk. Accessed on 20 July 2013
  18. ↑ Church graft in Hamworthy bids to improve declining congregation at www.bournemouthecho.co.uk. Retrieved 2 Jul 2018.
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