St Matthew's Church, Millbrook

St Matthew's, Millbrook

Glass altarpieces by René Lalique

Location in Jersey
Location Millbrook, Jersey
Denomination Anglican
Architecture
Functional status Active
Completed 1840
Administration
Archdeaconry Bournemouth
Diocese Winchester

St Matthew's Church, also known as the Glass Church, is in Millbrook, in the parish of Saint Lawrence, Jersey in the Channel Islands. Built in 1840, the church is known for its glass-work by René Lalique. St Matthew's is an active Church of England church in the Diocese of Winchester and the Archdeaconry of Bournemouth. In 2008, the church was listed as a Site of Special Interest by Jersey Heritage.[1]

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History

St Matthew's was built in 1840 as a chapel of ease.[1] In 1934, extensive renovation of the church was undertaken by architect A. B. Grayson and French glass designer René Lalique.[1] According to BBC News, the church is noted as "the only remaining and complete example of ... Lalique's heavy, clouded glass."[2]

Assessment and administration

On 26 September 2008, St Matthew's was listed as a Site of Special Interest by Jersey Heritage for its architectural, historical and artistic special interest.[1] In 2010. the church received £125,000 worth of funding for restoration.[2]

St Matthew's is an active Church of England church in the Diocese of Winchester which is part of the Province of Canterbury. The church is part of the Archdeaconry of Bournemouth and the Deanery of Jersey. As of 2010, the church's vicar is the Reverend Philip James Warren.[3]

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