Churchmanship Broad Church Vicar(s) Revd Malcolm Williams Dedication Mary | ||
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Website www.brighstonecofechurches.co.uk/brook Diocese Anglican Diocese of Portsmouth | ||
St. Mary's Church, Brook is a parish church in the Church of England located in Brook, Isle of Wight.
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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. The small, squat tower contains a set of 8 tubular bells.
The churchyard contains six Commonwealth war graves, two British Army soldiers of World War I and, from World War II, a Royal Air Force officer and three unidentified Merchant Navy seamen whose bodies had been washed ashore. A memorial to those killed in a 1957 flying boat crash also stands in the churchyard.
Parish status
The church is grouped with:
Organ
The church has a two manual organ dating from 1867 by Bevington. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.