St Catherine's Church, Ventnor
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| dedication = St Catherine
| denomination = Church of England
| churchmanship = Evangelical
| parish = Ventnor
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| diocese = Portsmouth
| province = Canterbury
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| vicar = Revd Tom Burden
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| website = {{url|www.ventnorcofe2.btck.co.uk}}
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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,The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner at a cost of £4,655 funded by John Hambrough of Steephill Castle.forebears.io/england/hampshire/newchurch/ventnor
The chancel was a later addition in 1849 and the south aisle in 1897.{{Cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1224582|title=CHURCH OF ST CATHERINE, Ventnor - 1224582 | Historic England}}
Windsor Dudley Cecil Hambrough of Steephill was the victim in the Ardlamont House Murder and was buried in the churchyard in 1893.{{Cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175295105/windsor-dudley_cecil-hambrough|title=Windsor Dudley Cecil Hambrough (1878-1896) - Find...|website=www.findagrave.com|language=en|access-date=2019-09-10}}{{Cite book|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1099339931|title=Whisky wars : riots and murder in the 19th century Highlands and Islands|last=Archibald, Malcolm, author.|date=May 2019|isbn=9781785302398|oclc=1099339931}}
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 [http://www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=N09734 National Pipe Organ Register].
=List of musicians=
- Michele Brock, John Holder, Roger Glover
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References
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Category:Church of England church buildings on the Isle of Wight