St. James' Church, Kingston

St. James' Church, Kingston
50°37′47″N 01°19′28″W / 50.62972°N 1.32444°WCoordinates: 50°37′47″N 01°19′28″W / 50.62972°N 1.32444°W
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Broad Church
History
Dedication	St. James
Administration
Parish	Kingston, Isle of Wight
Diocese	Portsmouth
Province	Canterbury

St. James' Church, Kingston is a parish church in the Church of England located in Kingston, Isle of Wight.

History

The church was re-built by the architect R.J. Jones in 1892.^[1]

The church ... stands on a knoll overlooking the manor-house to the south of the Shorwell road, and remains much as it was built in the latter part of the 13th century. It is a plain rectangular structure without a dividing chancel arch, and of the original features only the double hollow lancet windows in the north and south walls, (fn. 45) the lower portion of the east window and a trefoiled credence in the south wall remain. In the 15th century windows and a south door were inserted, and to this period belong the corbels over the east and west windows. (fn. 46) In 1766 a porch was built to the south door, and in 1872 a vestry was added and the 15th-century windows replaced by lancets.

There is a good 16th-century brass (fn. 47) to Richard Meux, 1535, with his arms.^[2]

Organ

The church has a pipe organ by Gray & Davison dating from 1897. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

References

1. The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
2. 'Parishes: Kingston', A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5 (1912), pp. 249–251. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42085 Date accessed: 14 December 2008.