Coordinates: 50°35′46″N 01°19′08″W

St Andrew's Church, Chale

St. Andrew's Church, Chale is a parish church in the Church
St. Andrew's Church, Chale
of England located in Chale, Isle of Wight.

History
The church is medieval.[1]

It was founded by Hugh Gendon in Chale in 1114. However,

the present church dates from the 14th century. It has 6 bells in
its tower. One might have been made about 1360. It has
Christian images on some of the stained glass windows, mostly
by Charles Eamer Kempe. St. Andrew's Church, Chale

The churchyard contains Commonwealth war graves of a

Royal Navy sailor of World War I and a Home Guardsman of
World War II.[2] Rumour has it that there was a tunnel leading
from the church to the beach for smugglers to hide their
merchandise, perfect foil. The doorway is still there today, only
its filled in.

Organ
The first organ in the church was installed around 1890, but
was sold in 1900 to St. Peter's Church, Shorwell. Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Broad Church
The church then acquired a two manual organ dating from
History
1899 by Bryceson. A specification of the organ can be found
on the National Pipe Organ Register (http://www.npor.org.uk/c Dedication St. Andrew
gi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=H00231). Administration
Province Canterbury
References Diocese Portsmouth
1. The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Parish Chale
Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
2. [1] (http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemeter/cemetery/2034591/CHALE%20(ST.%20ANDRE
W)%20CHURCHYARD) CWGC Cemetery report, detail from casualty record.

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