Christ Church, Sandown
Coordinates: 50°39′08″N 01°09′42″W / 50.65222°N 1.16167°W
| Christ Church, Sandown | |
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| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Website | www.christchurchsandown.org.uk |
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| Dedication | Christ Church |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Sandown |
| Diocese | Portsmouth |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Chris Feak |
Christ Church, Sandown is a parish church in the Church of England located in Sandown, Isle of Wight. Rev. William Darwin Fox, naturalist-clergyman, second cousin of Charles Darwin, is buried in the graveyard, with most of his large family.
History
The church was built in 1845 by the architect Woodman[1]
It was the first Church of England building in Sandown and so is considered the parish church of the town.
The ‘Princess Royal Chapel’ is named after Princess Victoria, eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, who gave a window in it.
The graveyard contains a memorial to the wreck of HMS Eurydice which featured in a Gerard Manley Hopkins poem of the same name.
Parish status
The church is in a joint parish with the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Sandown.
Organ
A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
List of organists
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References
- ↑ The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
- ↑ Dictionary of Organs and Organists, Second Edition. 1921.
- ↑ Who's who in Music. Shaw Publishing Ltd. 1949-50