Bodley was given the commission by Samuel Marling, patriarch of the mill-owning family, who lived in the adjacent Stanley Park House.
The church has a distinctive 'saddleback' tower, derived from French Gothic architecture, which was a significant influence on Bodley's early style. Construction took place in 1861–62. Local labour and contractors were used: Harrison of King's Stanley were the main contractors; stone carvings were undertaken by Joshua Wall; woodwork by William English and ironwork by T.J. Chew. Another source of inspiration for the tower can be found in the parish church of Marling, South Tyrol near the spa city Meran, where Samuel Marling stayed in the 1860s.[1]
Bodley designed the pews and choir-stalls using poppy-heads and fleur de lys as key motifs, and the font, the inlaid marblepulpit, communion rails and door iron work all show the attention to design that Bodley paid to all aspects of the church.
Equally spectacular is the stained glass. Bodley was a friend of William Morris and at Selsley he gave Morris & Co their first commission for ecclesiastical stained glass. Philip Webb provided the scheme for the whole church and the detail of the Creation window at the west end. Edward Burne-Jones, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Ford Madox Brown and Campfield were all involved.
The church is rated with 3 stars in Simon Jenkins' England's Thousand Best Churches.[2]
Organ
The church has a pipe organ by Nicholson dating from 1862. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[3]
saints, church, selsley, saints, church, parish, church, selsley, gloucestershire, saints, church, selsley51, 7327, 2488, 7327, 2488denominationchurch, englandchurchmanshipbroad, churchwebsiteallsaintsselsley, ukhistorydedicationall, saintsadministrationprovin. All Saints Church is the parish church for Selsley in Gloucestershire All Saints Church Selsley51 43 58 N 2 14 56 W 51 7327 N 2 2488 W 51 7327 2 2488DenominationChurch of EnglandChurchmanshipBroad ChurchWebsiteallsaintsselsley org ukHistoryDedicationAll SaintsAdministrationProvinceCanterburyDioceseGloucesterParishSelsley Contents 1 Background 2 Organ 3 Churchyard 4 References 5 External linksBackground EditIt is a celebrated early work by the important church architect G F Bodley incorporating notable stained glass by William Morris and his company Morris amp Co Bodley was given the commission by Samuel Marling patriarch of the mill owning family who lived in the adjacent Stanley Park House The church has a distinctive saddleback tower derived from French Gothic architecture which was a significant influence on Bodley s early style Construction took place in 1861 62 Local labour and contractors were used Harrison of King s Stanley were the main contractors stone carvings were undertaken by Joshua Wall woodwork by William English and ironwork by T J Chew Another source of inspiration for the tower can be found in the parish church of Marling South Tyrol near the spa city Meran where Samuel Marling stayed in the 1860s 1 Bodley designed the pews and choir stalls using poppy heads and fleur de lys as key motifs and the font the inlaid marble pulpit communion rails and door iron work all show the attention to design that Bodley paid to all aspects of the church Equally spectacular is the stained glass Bodley was a friend of William Morris and at Selsley he gave Morris amp Co their first commission for ecclesiastical stained glass Philip Webb provided the scheme for the whole church and the detail of the Creation window at the west end Edward Burne Jones Dante Gabriel Rossetti Ford Madox Brown and Campfield were all involved The church is rated with 3 stars in Simon Jenkins England s Thousand Best Churches 2 Organ EditThe church has a pipe organ by Nicholson dating from 1862 A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register 3 Churchyard EditThe churchyard contains war graves of a soldier of World War I and another of World War II 4 References Edit Gunther Langes Burggrafenamt und Meran Athesia Bozen 1990 p 199 ISBN 88 7014 021 0 Jenkins Simon England s Thousand Best Churches Penguin p 262 ISBN 9780141039305 National Pipe Organ Register 1 CWGC Cemetery Report breakdown obtained from casualty record External links EditOfficial website A History of Selsley Church OS Bench Mark on near corner 106 Metres ASL This article about a church or other Christian place of worship in England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title All Saints Church Selsley amp oldid 1107127333, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
