Church of The Good Shepherd, Lake

Church of The Good Shepherd, Lake
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Broad Church
History
Dedication The Good Shepherd
Administration
Parish Lake, Isle of Wight
Diocese Portsmouth
Province Canterbury

The Church of The Good Shepherd, Lake is a parish church in the Church of England located in Lake, Isle of Wight.

History

The church was built in 1892 by the architect Temple Lushington Moore[1]. Its distinctive feature is the twin aisled nave with the single aisle chancel. The stained glass windows were designed by Francis Skeat in the mid 20th-century.[2]

The church is located on Sandown Road.

Organ

The church has a splendid small three manual pipe organ by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd dating from 1901. 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. ^ Lloyd, David Wharton; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006). Buildings of England: The Isle of Wight. Yale University Press. p. 161. ISBN 0300107331. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rCZ6rLTc2S0C&pg=PA161&dq=%22Francis+Skeat%22&hl=en&ei=CB0jTcjkJsXQhAfHhpH3Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Francis%20Skeat%22&f=false. Retrieved 6 January 2011.