Holy Trinity Church, Ventnor is a

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in the

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located in

Ventnor Ventnor () is a seaside resort town and civil parishes in England, civil parish established in the Victorian era on the southeast coast of the Isle of Wight, England, from Newport, Isle of Wight, Newport. It is situated south of St Boniface D ...

Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight (Help:IPA/English, /waɪt/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''WYTE'') is an island off the south coast of England which, together with its surrounding uninhabited islets and Skerry, skerries, is also a ceremonial county. T ...

History

The church dates from 1860 to 1862 and was designed by the architect Charles Edmund Giles. The first vicar was Revd. Arthur Lewis Babington Peile (between 1862–1884), who was also Hon Chaplain to Queen Victoria at Osborne House between 1879 and 1889.

Parish status

The church is within a group which includes: * Old St. Boniface Church, Bonchurch *

St. Boniface Church, Bonchurch St Boniface Church, Bonchurch is a parish church in the Church of England located in Bonchurch, Isle of Wight. History The church dates from 1847 and 1848 by the architect Ferrey.''The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight''. ...

*Holy Trinity Church, Ventnor * St. Catherine's Church, Ventnor

Stained glass

The church contains

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windows by

Clayton and Bell Clayton and Bell was one of the most prolific and proficient British workshops of stained-glass windows during the latter half of the 19th century and early 20th century. The partners were John Richard Clayton (1827–1913) and Alfred Bell (1832� ...

Organ

The church has a pipe organ by Forster and Andrews dating from 1865. The organ was rebuilt and enlarged in 1908 by W J Burton, organbuilder of Winchester, at the expense of Charles Boyd, also of Winchester, a sometime singer in the church choir. The rebuilt organ was dedicated by Edwin H Lemare. A specification of the organ can be found on th
National Pipe Organ Register

List of organists

*Rupert Mossley ca. 1949''Who's who in music''. Shaw Publishing Ltd. 1949–50. *Edwin Lemare (father of Edwin Lemare)1861-1923 *Adeliza Burndred (until 1989) *Duncan Williams 1991-on Abdul awal {{DEFAULTSORT:Ventnor, Holy Trinity Church of England church buildings on the Isle of Wight Grade II* listed churches on the Isle of Wight Ventnor