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Origins

Foundations

Tournai and all that

Reformation

20th Century

Introduction

1050 - 1150

1150 - 1350

to Victorian

Sir Ninian Comper

In October 2007 the vicar of All Saints, the Reverend Terry Louden , gave a talk from the church pulpit to the village Garden Club. In it he described the history of All Saints.

In this section he traces the origins of the church back to the 7th Century and to the holy men Birinus and Wilfrid and the Meonwara tribe who then occupied the Meon Valley..... More>>

The oldest parts of the present building were built, probably commissioned by Bishop Wakelin, in the second half of the 11th Century.

This section sets the context for the boom in church building of which Ely Cathedral is a notable example .... More>>

In around 1150 the magnificent Tournai font was brought to East Meon - one of only 7 in the country.

This section takes us from the arrival of the Tournai font tothe mid 14th Century ..... More>>

Both the Reformation and the Civil War saw the stripping out of many monuments and lead roofing.

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Also the work of Ewen Christian in the 19th Century .... More>>

Sir Ninian Comper oversaw significant changes to All Saints, including woodwork and stained glass windows.

This section takes us from the Victorian to the present day ..... More>>