Holy Trinity Church, Ventnor
| Holy Trinity Church, Ventnor | |
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| 50°35′52″N 01°11′48″W / 50.59778°N 1.19667°W | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | High Church |
| Website | http://www.ventnorcofe2.btck.co.uk/ParishChurches/HolyTrinity |
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| Dedication | Holy Trinity |
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| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Portsmouth |
| Parish | Ventnor |
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| Vicar(s) | Revd Hugh Wright |
Holy Trinity Church, Ventnor is a parish church in the Church of England located in Ventnor, Isle of Wight.
History[edit]
The church dates from 1860 to 1862 and was designed by the architect Charles Edmund Giles.[1] The first vicar was Revd. Arthur Lewis Babington Peile (between 1862–1884), who was also Hon Chaplain to Queen Victoria at Osborne House between 1879 and 1889.
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
Stained glass[edit]
The church contains stained-glass windows by Clayton and Bell.
Organ[edit]
The church has a pipe organ by Forster and Andrews dating from 1865. The organ was rebuilt and enlarged in 1908 by W J Burton, organbuilder of Winchester, at the expense of Charles Boyd, also of Winchester, a sometime singer in the church choir. The rebuilt organ was dedicated by Edwin H Lemare. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
List of organists[edit]
- Rupert Mossley ca. 1949[2]
- Edwin Lemare (father of Edwin Lemare)1861-1923
- Adeliza Burndred (until 1989)
- Duncan Williams 1991-on
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- ^ The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
- ^ Who's who in music. Shaw Publishing Ltd. 1949–50.