Holy Spirit Church, Newtown is a

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in the

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located in

Newtown, Isle of Wight Newtown is a small village in the civil parish of Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield, on the Isle of Wight, England. In medieval times it was a thriving borough. Newtown is located west of the town of Newport, Isle of Wight, Newport on the large ...

History

The church dates from 1835 by the architect A. F. Livesay, and was built on the site of a ruined medieval chapel. Architectural historian

Nikolaus Pevsner Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner (30 January 1902 – 18 August 1983) was a German-British art historian and architectural historian best known for his monumental 46-volume series of county-by-county guides, ''The Buildings of England'' (195 ...

described the church as 'the finest early nineteenth century church on the Island'.''The Buildings of England'', ''Hampshire and the Isle of Wight''.

and David Wharton Lloyd, p43

Church status

The church is grouped with All Saints' Church, Calbourne.

References

Image:Church of the Holy Spirit, Newtown - geograph.org.uk - 1173665.jpg, Interior

External links

''The Gentleman's Magazine'' August 1838 on the church
{{DEFAULTSORT:Newtown, Holy Spirit Church of England church buildings on the Isle of Wight Grade II listed churches on the Isle of Wight

Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit, otherwise known as the Holy Ghost, is a concept within the Abrahamic religions. In Judaism, the Holy Spirit is understood as the divine quality or force of God manifesting in the world, particularly in acts of prophecy, creati ...