St James' Church, Ryde
Coordinates: 50°43′46″N 01°09′50″W / 50.72944°N 1.16389°W
St. James's Church, Ryde | |
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Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Conservative Evangelical |
Website | Church website |
History | |
Dedication | St. James |
Administration | |
Parish | Ryde |
Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Isle of Wight |
Diocese | Diocese of Portsmouth |
Province | Province of Canterbury |
Clergy | |
Minister(s) | The Revd James Leggett |
Assistant | James Pontin |
St. James's Church, Ryde is a proprietary chapel in the Church of England located in Ryde, Isle of Wight.
History
The church was built in 1827[1] on Lind Street.
St James' Church is within the Conservative Evangelical tradition of the Church of England, and it has passed resolutions to reject the ordination of women.[2]
Organ
The organ was built in 1911 by James Ivemey of Southampton. It was later replaced by an organ originally in a Methodist church on St. Peter's Street in Winchester. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
List of organists
- Miss Watts ca. 1921[3]
References
- ↑ The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
- ↑ "Christmas 2016 Newsletter" (pdf). bishopofmaidstone.org. Bishop of Maidstone. December 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ↑ Dictionary of Organs and Organists, Second Edition. 1921.
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