The church contains several brasses from the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries, notably that of 1378 to Sir John Foxley, the Constable of Southampton Castle. Other monuments are:
William Goddard of Philibert, d.1609, founder of Jesus Hospital, and Joyce Maunsell his wife, d.1622.[4]
^Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1849). The Ecclesiastical and Architectural Topography of England. Vol. II. Bedfordshire (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Oxfordshire, Suffolk). Oxford and London: John Henry Parker. p. 59. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
michael, church, bray, grade, listed, parish, church, church, england, bray, berkshire, michael, church, brayst, michael, church, bray51, 5090444, 7019639, 5090444, 7019639, coordinates, 5090444, 7019639, 5090444, 7019639locationbray, berkshirecountryenglandde. St Michael s Church Bray is a Grade II listed parish church 1 in the Church of England in Bray Berkshire St Michael s Church BraySt Michael s Church Bray51 30 32 56 N 0 42 07 07 W 51 5090444 N 0 7019639 W 51 5090444 0 7019639 Coordinates 51 30 32 56 N 0 42 07 07 W 51 5090444 N 0 7019639 W 51 5090444 0 7019639LocationBray BerkshireCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandWebsitebraystmichael co ukAdministrationArchdeaconryBerkshireDeaneryMaidenhead and WindsorParishBray and Braywood Contents 1 History 2 Monuments 3 Vicars of Bray 4 ReferencesHistory EditThe church dates from 1293 supposedly to replace a Saxon church at Water Oakley 2 It was partly rebuilt ca 1500 and extensively restored 1857 82 by Thomas Henry Wyatt It has a number of sculptures which may have come from the earlier church including a damaged Sheela na Gig The ecclesiastical parish shares the wide parish boundaries so is named Bray St Michael with Braywoodside 3 Monuments Edit Monumental brass of Sir John Foxley and his two wives 1378 The church contains several brasses from the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries notably that of 1378 to Sir John Foxley the Constable of Southampton Castle Other monuments are William Goddard of Philibert d 1609 founder of Jesus Hospital and Joyce Maunsell his wife d 1622 4 Mary Hanger d 1738 sculpted by Peter Scheemakers 5 Vicars of Bray EditSee The Vicar of Bray for the satirical description or The Vicar of Bray song for the English folk song Reinbald 1081 Roger 1288 Henry de Chilbalton 1301 Roger de Crossby 1327 William Scherreve 1368 75 John Dray 1382 Thomas Gernon 1382 96 William Dyer 1396 1440 Robert Manfelde 1440 43 Thomas Pashe 1443 44 Thomas Topclyf 1444 Thomas Luyde 1444 54 William Morris 1454 79 Thomas Phillippis 1479 97 John Perkwyn 1497 John Halle 1504 Richard Watts 1504 20 John Mogeryge 1521 23 Simon Symonds 1523 47 William Stafferton 1548 55 Alexander Barlo 1556 Simon Aleyn 1557 65 Henry Cranshawe 1565 David Tuke 1589 99 Edward Cranceshaw 1599 Edward Boughton 1621 40 Anthony Faringdon 1640 42 Hezekiah Woodward 1649 60 Edward Boughton 1660 Edward Fulham 1660 62 Francis Carswell 1665 1709 Thomas Brown 1709 59 George Berkeley 1759 69 Hon George Hamilton 1769 87 Edward Townshend 1787 1822 Walter Levett 1822 25 George Legge 1825 26 Walter Levett 1826 53 James Austen Leigh 1853 74 William Brassey Hole 1874 87 Charles Raymond 1887 1915 William Riddelsdell 1915 31 Arthur Jones 1931 45 Edward Lowman 1945 58 Sidney Doran 1958 77 Neil Howells 1977 84 George Repath 1985 2007 Richard Cowles 2008References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to St Michael s Church Bray Historic England Church of St Michael Bray Grade II 1312994 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 26 July 2014 Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland 1849 The Ecclesiastical and Architectural Topography of England Vol II Bedfordshire Berkshire Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire Huntingdonshire Oxfordshire Suffolk Oxford and London John Henry Parker p 59 Retrieved 27 September 2012 The Church of England A Church Near You Victoria County History for Berkshire Vol III p 107 Gunnis Rupert F 1953 Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660 1851 London Odhams Press Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Michael 27s Church Bray amp oldid 1082083363, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
