St Catherine's Church, Ventnor

St Catherine's Church, Ventnor
50°35′41″N01°12′23″W / 50.59472°N 1.20639°W / 50.59472; -1.20639
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Evangelical
Website	www.ventnorcofe2.btck.co.uk
History
Dedication	St Catherine
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Portsmouth
Parish	Ventnor
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Revd Tom Burden

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:

• 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

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. The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
2. forebears.io/england/hampshire/newchurch/ventnor
3. "CHURCH OF ST CATHERINE, Ventnor - 1224582 | Historic England".
4. "Windsor Dudley Cecil Hambrough (1878-1896) - Find..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
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)