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'''Christ Church, Sandown''' is a [[parish church]] in the [[Church of England]] located in [[Sandown]], [[Isle of Wight]]. |
'''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. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The ‘Princess Royal Chapel’ is named after [[Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom|Princess Victoria]], eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, who gave a window in it. |
The ‘Princess Royal Chapel’ is named after [[Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom|Princess Victoria]], eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, who gave a window in it. |
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The graveyard contains a memorial to the wreck of [[HMS Eurydice]] which featured in a Gerard Manley Hopkins poem of the same name. |
The graveyard contains a memorial to the wreck of [[HMS Eurydice]] which featured in a [[Gerard Manley Hopkins]] poem of the same name. It also contains the war graves of 19 Commonwealth service personnel of [[World War I]] and two from [[World War II]], besides one of a [[French Navy]] sailor from the former war.<ref>[http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2034609/SANDOWN%20(CHRIST%20CHURCH)%20CHURCHYARD] CWGC Cemetery report.</ref> |
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==Parish status== |
==Parish status== |
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The church is in a joint parish with the [[Church of St. John the Evangelist, Sandown]]. |
The church is in a joint parish with the [[Church of St. John the Evangelist, Sandown]]. |
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==Organ== |
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A specification of the organ can be found on the [http://www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=D03351 National Pipe Organ Register]. |
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===List of organists=== |
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*E. A. English ca. 1921<ref>Dictionary of Organs and Organists, Second Edition. 1921.</ref> |
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*Leslie Noel Cake 1942 - ????<ref>Who's who in Music. Shaw Publishing Ltd. 1949-50</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 17:18, 6 January 2018
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 | Evangelical |
| Website | http://www.christchurchsandown.org.uk/ |
| History | |
| Dedication | Christ Church |
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| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Portsmouth |
| Parish | Sandown |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Interregnum |
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
[edit]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. It also contains the war graves of 19 Commonwealth service personnel of World War I and two from World War II, besides one of a French Navy sailor from the former war.[2]
Parish status
[edit]The church is in a joint parish with the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Sandown.
References
[edit]- ^ The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
- ^ [1] CWGC Cemetery report.