St Catherine's Church, Ventnor Explained

St Catherine's Church, Ventnor
Dedication:St Catherine
Denomination:Church of England
Churchmanship:Broad Church
Parish:Ventnor
Diocese:Portsmouth
Province:Canterbury
Canon:Revd Hugh Wright
Coordinates:50.5947°N -1.2064°W

St Catherine's, Ventnor is a parish church in the Church of England located in Ventnor, Isle of Wight.

History

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

The church is within a group which includes:

Organ

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

Notes and References

  1. The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
  2. forebears.io/england/hampshire/newchurch/ventnor
  3. Web site: CHURCH OF ST CATHERINE, Ventnor - 1224582 | Historic England.
  4. Web site: Windsor Dudley Cecil Hambrough (1878-1896) - Find.... www.findagrave.com. en. 2019-09-10.
  5. Book: Archibald, Malcolm, author.. Whisky wars : riots and murder in the 19th century Highlands and Islands. May 2019. 9781785302398. 1099339931.