St_Catherine's_Church,_Ventnor

St Catherine's Church, Ventnor

St Catherine's Church, Ventnor

Church

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

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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

  • Michele Brock, John Holder, Roger Glover

References

  1. [1]
    The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
  2. [2]
    forebears.io/england/hampshire/newchurch/ventnor
  3. [3]
    "CHURCH OF ST CATHERINE, Ventnor - 1224582 | Historic England".
  4. [4]
    "Windsor Dudley Cecil Hambrough (1878-1896) - Find..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  5. [5]
    Archibald, Malcolm, author. (May 2019). Whisky wars : riots and murder in the 19th century Highlands and Islands. ISBN 9781785302398. OCLC 1099339931. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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