St Matthew's Church, also known as the Glass Church, is an Anglican church in Millbrook, in the parish of

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, in the

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. Built in 1840, the church is known for its glass-work by

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added later.

History

Lalique glass altarpiece in the Glass Church Jersey

St Matthew's was built in 1840 as a

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. In 1934, Florence Boot, Lady Trent, the widow of Jesse Boot of

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, commissioned an extensive renovation of the church by architect A. B. Grayson and French glass designer

. According to

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, the church is noted as "the only remaining and complete example of ... Lalique's heavy, clouded glass."

Assessment and administration

On 26 September 2008, St Matthew's was listed as a Site of Special Interest by Jersey Heritage for its architectural, historical and artistic special interest. In 2010 the church received £125,000 worth of funding for restoration. St Matthew's is an active

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church in the

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(formerly under the

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, but was transferred to Salisbury in 2022 which is part of the

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. The church is part of the Deanery of Jersey. , the church's vicar is the Reverend Philip James Warren.

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Assessment and administration

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