St. Mary's Church, Brading

Coordinates: 50°40′57″N 01°08′34″W / 50.68250°N 1.14278°W / 50.68250; -1.14278

St. Mary's Church, Brading is a parish church in the Church of England located in Brading, Isle of Wight.

History

The church is medieval dating from the twelfth century.^[1] At this church the Revd Legh Richmond is thought to have originated the now globally popular idea of using boards with movable numbers to indicate hymn numbers during church services. The tower is of a very unusual style in that it is built on four piers at the entrance to the church. This is one of only four in examples in Britain. The tower contains a ring of 8 bells which the heaviest weighs 10.5cwt in the key of G. The oldest bell was made in 1594.

List of incumbents

Plaque in Brading church commemorating Richmond and his work

• Legh Richmond 1798 - 1805

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Parish Status

The church is within a group which includes:

• St. John the Baptist Church, Yaverland
• St. Mary's Church, Brading

Organ

The church has a pipe organ by Forster and Andrews dating from 1864. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

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