| 词条 | St Michael and St Mary Magdalene's Church, Easthampstead |
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| name = Church of St Michael and St Mary Magdalene | fullname = | other name = | image = St Michaels Easthampstead Front.jpg | imagesize = | imagelink = | imagealt = | caption = View of the front of the Church | pushpin map = | pushpin label position = | pushpin map alt = | pushpin mapsize = | relief = | map caption = | latd = | latm = | lats = | latNS = | longd = | longm = | longs = | longEW = | osgraw = | osgridref = | location = Bracknell | country = England | denomination = Church of England | previous denomination = | churchmanship = Liberal Catholic | membership = | attendance = | website = {{URL| www.stmichaelseasthampstead.org.uk}} | former name = | bull date = | founded date = | founder = | dedication = | dedicated date = | consecrated date = | cult = | relics = | events = | past bishop = | people = | status = Active | functional status = Parish Church | heritage designation = | designated date = | architect = | architectural type = | style = | years built = | groundbreaking = | completed date = 1867 | construction cost = | closed date = | demolished date = | capacity = | length = | width = | width nave = | height = | diameter = | other dimensions = | floor count = | floor area = | dome quantity = | dome height outer = | dome height inner = | dome dia outer = | dome dia inner = | spire quantity = | spire height = | materials = | bells = 8 | bells hung = | bell weight = | parish = | deanery = | archdeaconry = Archdeaconry of Berkshire | episcopalarea = | diocese = Diocese of Oxford | province = Province of Canterbury | archbishop = | bishop = | vicar = | rector = Fr Guy Cole | priestincharge = | priest = | asstpriest = Revd Emily Davis | honpriest = | curate = | asstcurate = | reader = | student intern = | organistdom = | director = | assistantorganist = | elder = | organist = | organscholar = | chapterclerk = | laychapter = | warden = | verger = | businessmgr = | liturgycoord = | reledu = | rcia = | youthmin = | flowerguild = | musicgroup = | parishadmin = | serversguild = | logo = | logosize = | logolink = | logoalt = | embedded = }} The Church of St Michael and St Mary Magdalene, is the Parish Church of Easthampstead, Berkshire. The parish of Easthampstead is one of the largest parishes in the Church of England.{{citation needed (lead)|date=November 2017}} The ethos of the parish is one of traditional worship allied to a liberal theology and inclusive approach to both social issues and theology. The church supports a large and growing congregation with activities and study groups for all ages.{{citation needed (lead)|date=November 2017}} HistoryGod has been worshipped on the site of the church for well over 1000 years. By tradition, St Birinus, the first Christian missionary to the area, baptised in the spring just west of the present Church. According to legend, it was here that Cynegils, king of the West Saxons, first accepted Christianity in AD 635. Its prominent position on a hill, coupled with the dedication to St. Michael, one of the four archangels, and destroyer of the Devil, suggests{{to whom?|date=November 2017}} that it might have been a place of pre-Christian worship.{{cn|date=November 2017}} The church was originally at the centre of a small ancient village, situated at the eastern gate to Windsor Forest, but is now part of the new town of Bracknell.{{cn|date=November 2017}} The present Parish Church was largely rebuilt in 1867, but retains many items from across the centuries. Rev. Osborne Gordon, Rector of Easthampstead from 1860, organised the rebuilding of the Church as well as the enlarging of the parish schools.[1]{{page needed|date=November 2017}} The work was paid for by Caroline, Marchioness of Downshire, who lived at nearby Easthampstead Park.{{cn|date=November 2017}} There are nineteenth stained glass windows by William Morris and four windows by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, including the great east window featuring the building's patron saint at the Last Judgment (from the Book of Daniel). This is probably the artist's best work in glass to be seen anywhere.[2]{{not in citation given|date=November 2017}} On 9 June 2013, a new stained glass window in the porch, by the artist Thomas Denny, was unveiled by John Nike OBE DL. The window depicts Cynegils King of Wessex’s baptism, witnessed by King Oswald of Northumbria and two of the daughters of Cynegils. The baptism established Christianity in the Thames Valley and may have taken place at Easthampstead in 635.{{according to whom|date=November 2017}} The window marks the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. There are memorials to the Trumbull and Downshire families, to the poet, Elijah Fenton, and to the polar explorer Frederick George Jackson In January 2009, major repair works to the roof were started, to deal with problems of dry rot, and damage from Death-watch beetle larvae. During this time, the congregation moved to the Roman Catholic church of St Margaret Clitherow in Bracknell.{{cn|date=November 2017}} Churchyard and wildlifeIn recognition of the wildlife interest, the churchyard was entered into the Living Churchyards and Cemeteries Project in 2002 and received an Award in 2004. Work undertaken as part of the entry into the project has included monitoring wildlife, erecting bat and bird boxes and planting wildflowers.{{cn|date=November 2017}} Despite its busy urban setting, the churchyard is a haven for wildlife. Over a hundred plant species are found here, including many traditionally found in churchyards, for example Germander speedwell (Angel’s eyes), Snowdrops (Eve’s tears) and Greater stitchwort (Easter bell).{{cn|date=November 2017}} The tombstones support lichens and mosses. Insects use the crevices present in many of the stones for shelter, and the Stag beetle, an increasingly threatened insect which is listed on the Borough’s Biodiversity Action Plan, has been spotted here.{{cn|date=November 2017}} The oldest living organism in the churchyard is a veteran yew tree near the south gate. Its girth exceeds 13 feet and in February its male cones release drifts of pollen into the wind.{{cn|date=November 2017}} Phone mastDuring the early 2000s, phone companies applied to erect a phone mast in the Easthampstead area. After surveying was carried out, a report concluded that there was no suitable land on which to build a normal mast. Opposition to the visual impact came from local residents, who also cited health concerns over its proximity to a local school. The mast was erected but not in the conventional sense: the antennae have been placed on the four faces of the bell tower and have been disguised to look like architecture.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/osbornegordoname00marsuoft |title=Osborne Gordon : a memoir with a selection of his writings |website=Archive.org |date=2010-07-21 |accessdate=2016-12-08}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/leisure/leis-heritage/leis-local-churches/leis-st-michael-and-st-mary-magdalene-easthampstead.htm|title=St. Michael and St. Mary Magdalene, Easthampstead|publisher=Bracknell Forest Council|accessdate=2009-01-03}} External links
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