St Matthew's Church, Jersey
| St Matthew's, Millbrook | |
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| Church interior featuring glass by René Lalique
Church interior featuring glass by René Lalique
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| Location | Millbrook, Jersey |
| Denomination | Anglican |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1840 |
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| Archdeaconry | Bournemouth |
| Diocese | Winchester |
St Matthew's Church, also known as the Glass Church, is a church 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.
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History
St Matthew's was built in 1840 as a chapel of ease.[1] In 1934, Florence Boot, Lady Trent commissioned an extensive renovation of the church 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]
In 2008, the church was listed as a Site of Special Interest by Jersey Heritage.[1]
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[update], the church's vicar is the Reverend Philip James Warren.[3]
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