St Mary's Church Launch of its 'Re-ordering' campaign
St Mary's Church launched its 'Re-ordering' campaign on 29 September.
It is planning a massive refurbishment to bring it into the 21st century.
St Mary's in Wheatley is planning to spend between £400,000 and £700,000 installing better heating, lighting and seating and creating a space 'the community will want to use'.
Rev Nigel Hawkes has described the overhaul as 'the biggest refurbishment of the church building since it was built' in 1857. Church fathers have hired Wheatley architect Kelvin Sampson who is now drawing up plans for what the revamp could look like. The church will then put its proposals out to a community consultation before seeking planning permission.
The Wheatley project will be partly funded by the Friends of St Mary's group which raises funds for operations and capital schemes. The Friends' Peter Fanning put out an appeal recently for more locals to donate to the cause, saying the refurbishment would make the church a 'warmer, brighter and even more welcoming place'.
Theresa May, whose father, Hubert Brasier was vicar here until his death, talked about her time here and at the local grammar school.
- Exhibition about the Church in Wheatley in 1993
- Church Road circa 1920
- Church Road 1917 and 1935
- St Mary's Church including detail on its origins and 1988 photos
- St Mary's Church including detail on its origins and photos
- St Mary's Church
- Introduction to the present church of St Mary
- Church Porch
- St Mary's Church
- Plan of church
- Allocation of pews in 1856
- Tower before the spire was added
- Guide to the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wheatley
- Extracts from Rev. Elton's diaries
- Two early postcards with views of the church
- St Mary's Church old photos
- Stained glass in St Mary's Church
- Monumental Inscription Transcript of graveyard
- Guide to the Church of St Mary the Virgin Wheatley
- Vicars of St Mary's Church
- Revd. Arthur Sturges 1840-1909
- Francis Daly Briscoe
- Revd. Hubert Brasier
- Shining Lights: Revd. Edward King
- Revd. Halford Halford-Adcock
- Revd. Brian Lees Gandon
- Arthur Sheldon - organist and choirmaster at St Mary's
- Canon Groves
- Canon Groves
- St Mary's Church centenary of its consecration 1857-1957
- Wheatley area churches
- St Mary's Church circa 1963
- Rev Brian Lees Gandon
- Rev Brian Lees Gandon
- Rev Brian Lees Gandon
- Wheatley PCC early 1970s
- Restoration of St Mary's spire 1995
- Save Wheatley Spire
- Save Wheatley spire
- Sue MacGregor and Wheatley spire
- 'Stars' and Wheatley spire
- Lord Runcie
- Wheatley Spire
- Model Spire
- Wheatley Spire - nerves of steel
- Farewell to Michael Farthing
- Jack Harris - cabinet maker
- Wheatley Bell Tower
- Ringing At Wheatley
- 'Ringing At Wheatley' booklet
- Ian M O'Reilly and Terry Riggs
- Edward King, curate of St Mary's
- Booklet of eight views of Wheatley c.1950
- Russian Bell in St Mary's Church
- Church in northern Russia
- Russian bell
- Wheatley bell-ringers
- Rev John Fuller's Licensing as Team Rector
- Edward Elton's appointment
- St Mary's Church, Royal Commission photographs 1999
- St Mary's Church account book 1907- 1958
- Organ in St Mary's Church 1872 - 2000
- St Mary's Parish Personnel 1961- 1995
- Newspaper article - presentation to Rev. Maurice Bell
- Parishioners during ministry of Rev. Maurice Bell
- Service of Licensing of the Revd Nigel Hawkes
- Wheatley Parish Magazine June 1909
- Page from Parish magazine 1981
- Phyllis Cox nee Smith
- Bells of St Mary's Wheatley
- St Mary the Virgin Parish News
- Leaflet from St Mary's Church August 1936
- Parish Magazine January 1965
- St Mary's Church records
- Aerial view taken in 2000
- Edward Elton memorandum re dates
- Letter from inhabitants of Wheatley to Bishop of Oxford 1784
- Extract from Elton's book re new Church
- Views from St Mary's spire
- Churchyard visit
- Nigel Hawkes' retirement service 14 April 2024
- St Mary's Church after first stage of re-ordering