Page 20 • The HERALD • 5th June 2025 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v SOLENT SKIP HIRE LTD FOR ALL YOUR COMMERCIAL AND DOMESTIC WASTE MINI ~ MIDI ~ MAXI SKIPS ALSO CUBIC YARD BAGS OWN BAG COLLECTION AVAILABLE 023 8066 0123 01590 619700 • 01962 588288 Email: office@solentskiphire.co.uk PJ-T DOUBLE GLAZING REPAIRS • Misted Units • Locks • Handles • Hinges • Door Adjustments/Repair • Cat Flaps Paul Jackson-Turner 07708 620910 pjtrepairs65@yahoo.com uPVC & Aluminium Free Quotes Fully Insured A Look At Historic Churches of The New Forest: Beaulieu History series by David and Brenda Quensell Beaulieu church was originally completed as the refectory or dining hall of the Cistercian monks to whom the abbey was given when founded by King John in 1205. A long low arched window still to be seen in the present churchwarden’s vestry was once the serving hatch from the great kitchen that stood alongside the refectory. e abbey was consecrated as the Monastery of Sancta Maria de Bello Logo Regis, which was translated into Norman French as “Beaulieu” - A Fair Place. When Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries in 1538 the land was bought by omas de Wriothesley, the First Earl of Southampton whose descendant is the present Lord Montagu of Beaulieu. An earlier church had been built by the monks for the use of the local population who were not allowed to worship in the great abbey itself. is was pulled down in l605 and the present Church was established in the refectory which was dedicated to St. Bartholomew whose arm was supposedly kept in the abbey in a silver reliquary. e church is unusual in that the Altar is situated at the south end rather than the east as is common in most churches. Internally the pulpit, which is built of stone as part of the west wall, is one of only two remaining in this country and was originally used by one of the monks whose duty it was to read to the brothers from the bible as they ate their meals. e Cistercians being one of the “Silent orders”, were strictly forbidden to talk while eating. To the right of the pulpit is a circular bronze memorial to a local boy, the Rev. Philip “Tubby” Clayton, founder of the famous First World War charity “Toc H”. is was the soldier’s rest house named Talbot House which was set up in Poperinghe, Belgium and later developed into a world wide Christian charity. e name “Toc H” was derived from the army’s phonetic pronunciation of the initials of Talbot House. Above the north door is the Gallery Chapel of St. John the Evangelist, which for a time in the nineteenth century served as the village school. For several years, alterations to the church resulted in the removal of the stairs and the gallery stood empty until it was restored and consecrated on All Saints Eve 1965. Among the other memorials in the church is a brass tablet in the chancel oor to the memory of Henry Adams the master shipbuilder of Buckler’s Hard who died in 1805, aged 92, and on the east wall is a memorial to Eleanor ornton, secretary to John, 2nd Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, who lost her life in the sinking of the s/s Persia on 30th December 1915. e memorial is remarkable in that Lady Scott, widow of Sir Robert Falcon Scott, the Antarctic explorer designed it. Outside, the north door leads to the remains of the abbey cloisters, the kitchen and the “Domus” where the monks once slept but now the much sought a er venue for wedding and other expensive receptions. In the graveyard there is a slab grave marker to Michael Silver (1732-1778) one time carpenter in HMS Agamemnon reputedly Nelson’s favourite ship and which had been built at Buckler’s Hard. To the right of the path is the grave of Sergeant William Philips who fought at the battle of Waterloo in 1815. e church can be visited from the south entrance in the village a few yards from the bridge over the mill pond sluice gates and also from the National Motor Museum. The South Wall showing the great Buttress The Pulpit with “Tubby” Clayton’s memorial The North door from the cloisters of the abbey Romsey Country Market Romsey Country Markets will take place at e Corn Exchange from 8.30am to 3pm on Saturday 7th June. At the Romsey Town Hall and Community Café from 10.30am to 12.30pm on Fridays 13th and 27th June. At Braish eld Village Hall (SO51 0PN) from 10.30am to 12.30pm on Saturday 28th June. ey love to cook, cra and grow just for you, so go along for a great range of home produced items such as seasonal fruit, vegetables, cakes, preserves, plants and cra s. Please check the Facebook page: www.facebook. com/romseycountrymarket or visit: www. hampshirecountrymarkets.co.uk Summer Craft Fair Knit2Together are holding a Summer Cra Fair on Saturday 7th June, 10am–2pm at Totton & Eling Community Centre. Stalls from local cra ers and tea and co ee from Penny’s Tasty Treats. Free entry and free parking. All money raised from this event will be donated to e Lewy Body Society, the only charity in the UK – and the rst in Europe – dedicated exclusively to Lewy body dementia. Lewy body dementia is the second most common type of neurodegenerative dementia in older people. At least 10-15% of all people who live with dementia have Lewy body dementia. FAWLEY CINEMA The Fawley Community Cinema show lms in high de nition Blu-ray and stereo sound on a large screen at Jubilee Hall, Fawley on the first Saturday of the month. eir next o ering is A Real Pain (15) on Saturday 7th June at 2.30pm and 7.30pm, starring: Kieran Culkin, and Jesse Eisenberg. Mismatched cousins reunite for a tour through Poland to honour their beloved grandmother, but their old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history. Tickets £5 available from Jubilee Hall (Please check opening times). Fawley Community Cinema has been funded by ExxonMobil Fawley.
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