Church of St Michael and All Angels, Swanmore, Ryde

50°43′08″N 01°10′08″W

Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Swanmore, Ryde
Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Swanmore, Ryde
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Anglo Catholic[1][2]
Website
History
Dedication	St. Michael and All Angels
Consecrated	1862
Architecture
Closed	2018
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Portsmouth
Parish	Ryde

The Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Swanmore, near Haylands in Ryde is a former parish church in the Church of England located in Ryde, Isle of Wight.

History

The church was built between 1857 and 1862 by the architect R. J. Jones^[3] in the French Gothic style, and was consecrated by the Bishop of Winchester in 1863.^[4] It is located in the Swanmore area of Ryde.^[4] The church was closed in December 2018^[5][6] despite a campaign to save it.^[7]

Organ

The organ was built in 1864 by Gray & Davison. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

References

1. Pinchard, Fr Arnold (1931). "The Church Guide for Tourists" (PDF). St Chrysostom’s Church, Manchester. English Church Union - Mowbrays. p. 39. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
2. Blagdon-Gamlen, Fr Peter E. (1973). "The Church Travellers Directory" (PDF). St Chrysostom’s Church, Manchester. The Church Literature Association. p. 33. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
3. The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
4. "St Michael and All Angels Church, Swanmore". RSHG. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
5. "Tower details". dove.cccbr.org.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
6. "Swanmore, St Michael and All Angels (Ryde)". WPBELLS. 20 December 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
7. "St Michael's Church, Swanmore, packed for public meeting into closure". Isle of Wight County Press. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.