St Mary, Brighstone
St Mary, Brighstone
St Mary is the Grade I parish church of Brighstone on the Isle of Wight, a medieval church with a twelfth-century north arcade and a lead spire of 1720, in the Diocese of Portsmouth.
- Location
- Brighstone, Isle of Wight
- Country
- England
- County
- Isle of Wight
- City / town
- Brighstone
- Address
- Main Road, Brighstone, Isle of Wight, PO30 4AQ
- Postcode
- PO30 4AQ
- Built
- 12th-century north arcade; 14th-century south arcade and lower tower; 15th-century upper tower; early 16th-century south aisle, porch and chancel; spire 1720; north aisle rebuilt 1852
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Mary
- Diocese
- Portsmouth
- Parish
- Brighstone
- Grade
- I
- Style
- Norman arcade; Decorated and Perpendicular
- Materials
- Isle of Wight stone rubble with tiled roof; lowest courses of stone slates; lead spire
- Grid reference
- SZ 429 826
- Opening hours
- Every day 9am to 6pm.
- Access
- Ramp or level access available on request. Level access to the main areas. Level access throughout. Accessible toilets nearby
Overview
Historic England lists the church (1292128, 18 January 1967). The north arcade is twelfth-century (about 1190), with circular columns and square abaci. The south arcade and lower stages of the west tower are fourteenth-century; the upper stage and angle buttresses are fifteenth-century. The south aisle, south porch and chancel are early sixteenth-century. The lead spire dates from 1720; the north aisle was rebuilt in 1852 under the Revd Edward McAll. The church is of Isle of Wight stone rubble with a tiled roof. The parish is one of the West Wight churches published at fivechurches.org.uk.