St Thomas Church, Winchester
51°03′41″N 1°19′07″W / 51.06125°N 1.3185°W
St Thomas Church, Winchester | |
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St Thomas & St Clement Church, Winchester | |
Gothic Revival[1] | |
Years built | 1845–46, steeple 1857 |
Construction cost | £8,152 (steeple £1,800) |
Closed | 1969 |
St Thomas Church (previously St Thomas & St Clement Church) is a disused Church of England parish church in Winchester, England.
An earlier St Thomas Church (which itself replaced a church dedicated to
Nikolaus Pevsner remarked that it is the most ambitious Victorian church in Winchester, and it is remarkable that it should be so early; for it is ‘archaeological’, i.e. no longer uninformed in its Gothic motifs and their handling.[2]
The new church joined the parishes of St Thomas and St Clement and contained around 2,500 souls. The new church was consecrated on 16 April 1847 by the Bishop of Winchester.[3]
This church closed in 1969 and for a while housed the
Organ
The first organ was by Bishop and Son with additions by J.W. Walker and Sons.
References
- The Buildings of England. p. 638.
- ISBN 0140710329.
- ^ "St Thomas's Church". Hampshire Advertiser. British Newspaper Archive. 17 April 1847. Retrieved 30 September 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1095330)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 September 2015. Includes map.
- ^ St Thomas, Winchester, Hemdean Builders
- National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies.
- National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies.