All Saints church in Dunsden.
Dunsden Parish was created in 1876 out of the Parish of St. Andrew’s, Sonning. The church was built in 1842 with money donated by the Palmer family at Holme Park, Sonning (now the Bluecoat School).
The chancel and sanctuary that were added in 1875, with oak choir stalls and a carved stone reredos. The stone pulpit, by Henry Woodyer, was moved to All Saints from St. Andrew’s, Sonning; the font is also of stone. The beautiful stained glass east and west windows are by John Hardman, a well respected Victorian stained-glass artist. There is a very fine small pipe organ, built by John Holdich in 1875.
The WWI poet Wilfred Owen lived in Dunsden Vicarage from 1911 to 1913. The Vicarage is now called 'Glebe House' and can be found 500 feet to the NE of the church. Owen was Lay Assistant to the Vicar, Rev. Herbert Wigan. Many of his earlier poems were written at this time. Owen's parents and sister are buried in Dunsden Churchyard. A plaque commemorating him appears on the south wall inside the church and there is an information board at the Village Green.
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