St Catherine's, Ventnor is a parish church in the Church of England located in Ventnor, Isle of Wight.
| St Catherine's Church, Ventnor | |
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| 50°35′41″N 01°12′23″W / 50.59472°N 1.20639°W | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Catherine |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Portsmouth |
| Parish | Ventnor |
| Clergy | |
| Canon(s) | Revd Hugh Wright |
History edit
The church dates from 1837 and was designed by the architect Robert Ebbels,[1] at a cost of £4,655 funded by John Hambrough of Steephill Castle.[2]
The chancel was a later addition in 1849 and the south aisle in 1897.[3]
Windsor Dudley Cecil Hambrough of Steephill was the victim in the Ardlamont House Murder and was buried in the churchyard in 1893.[4][5]
Parish Status edit
The church is within a group which includes:
- Old St Boniface Church, Bonchurch
- St Boniface Church, Bonchurch
- Holy Trinity Church, Ventnor
- St Catherine's Church, Ventnor
- Services every Sunday at 10:45
- Cafe Church 1st Sunday of every month
- The Hub Coffee shop open mornings Monday to Saturday
Organ edit
The church has a pipe organ by James Jepson Binns. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
List of musicians edit
- Michele Brock, John Holder, Roger Glover
References edit
- ^ The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
- ^ forebears.io/england/hampshire/newchurch/ventnor
- ^ "CHURCH OF ST CATHERINE, Ventnor - 1224582 | Historic England".
- ^ "Windsor Dudley Cecil Hambrough (1878-1896) - Find..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Archibald, Malcolm, author. (May 2019). Whisky wars : riots and murder in the 19th century Highlands and Islands. ISBN 9781785302398. OCLC 1099339931.
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