St. Mary, Beenham, Berkshire
Description
The church of St. Mary is a modern edifice of flint, with stone dressings, in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, south porch and an embattled western tower of red brick with pinnacles and containing 6 bells: the organ was presented by a former vicar; the church was struck by lightning and partly burnt in the year 1794 and rebuilt in 1796; it was enlarged and restored in 1859: there is a monument to the Rev. Thomas Stackhouse, vicar here from 1733, who wrote a "History of the Bible," and an "Exposition of the Creed," with other works, and died 11th Oct. 1752; Haines records a brass here to William Carter, gent. 1586: there are 240 sittings.
Church Records
The register dates from the year 1562.