St Mary's Parish Church, Slough
Organ
The church contains a pipe organ in the English Romantic style, built in 1912 by Norman and Beard. It features three manuals, 37 stops and over 2,400 pipes. It is pitched to the French diapason. At its dedication it was played by noted organist and composer Sir Walter Parratt.
Bells
The church tower is home to a ring of ten bells, the tenor weighing 17½ cwt. The original bells were cast in 1619 by Richard Eldridge, of which only one survives. The nine newer bells were all cast by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, the last two being added after the others as a memorial donation in 1949.
Notable people
- A stained glass window was designed in 1915 for St Mary's by artist and poet Alfred Wolmark.
- The church hosted the funeral of Letty Lind in 1923.
- A lost work of Eric Fogg, The Seasons, was re-scored and performed at St Mary's Church on 13 September 2003 to celebrate the centenary of Fogg's birth.
Parish of Upton-cum-Chalvey
St Mary's is linked within the parish of Upton-cum-Chalvey with two other churches: the Grade 1 -listed St Laurence's, in Upton, to the east, and the church of St Peter in Chalvey, to the west.
In the News
It has been reported that a woman was raped in the church yard at approximately 7:45pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. In the following month, three men were arrested and questioned by the police and subsequently released without charge. In February, the police renewed a call for anyone who may have information to come forward.
References
- ^ Slough History Online
- ^ The History of Slough, Maxwell Fraser, Slough Corporation, 1973, PP.142-3.
- ^ Historic England. "The church (1321977)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "The war memorial (1393963)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Gates and walls (1113377)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ St Mary's CE Primary School website
- ^ Slough and Eton Secondary School website
- ^ Musical events at St Mary's
- ^ Organ details
- ^ Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers
- ^ Bells and Ringing at St Mary's
- ^ Slough Express
External links
- St Mary's Parish Church website
- Aerial view of the church, 1935. (Almost all of the buildings in the surrounding area have since been demolished.)