St Agnes' Church, Freshwater is a parish church in the Church of England located in Freshwater, Isle of Wight.
History
The church dates from 1908 and was designed by the architect Isaac Jones (1850–1917).The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson donated land for a new church in Freshwater Bay. Hallam's wife Audrey Tennyson suggested that the church be named for St Agnes. St Agnes Church was consecrated 12 August 1908.Freshwater Isle of Wight Page 2, Steve Shafleet, Isle of Wight Historic Postcards website, 26 December 2006 It is the only thatched church on the Isle of Wight.St Agnes Church, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, Norman Atkinson, Flickr website, 14 January 2008.West Wight, Official Isle of Wight Tourism, 2007St Agnes Church, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, Mark Collins and Alan Loze, Roughwood website, 2003
The stone used to build the Church came from an old and derelict farm house on Hooke Hill, Freshwater, and the date stone 1622 [sic] was incorporated into the vestry wall, thus rather misleading those who may think the Church belonged to the 17th century".Leaflet "St Agnes Church, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight". Freshwater Series J No. 48
Parish status
The church is in a united parish with All Saints' Church, Freshwater.
Organ
A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
Gallery
References