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| Christ Church, Sandown | |
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| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| Website | http:// christchurchsandown.org.uk/ |
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| Dedication | Christ Church |
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| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Portsmouth |
| Parish | Sandown |
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| Vicar(s) | Interregnum |
Christ Church, Sandownis aparish churchin theChurch of Englandlocated inSandown,Isle of Wight.Rev.William Darwin Fox,naturalist-clergyman, second cousin ofCharles Darwin,is buried in the graveyard, with most of his large family.
History
editThe church was built in 1845 by the architect Woodman[1]
It was the firstChurch of Englandbuilding in Sandown and so is considered the parish church of the town.
The ‘Princess Royal Chapel’ is named afterPrincess Victoria,eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, who gave a window in it.
The graveyard contains a memorial to the wreck ofHMS Eurydicewhich featured in aGerard Manley Hopkinspoem of the same name. It also contains the war graves of 19 Commonwealth service personnel ofWorld War Iand two fromWorld War II,besides one of aFrench Navysailor from the former war.[2]
Parish status
editThe church is in a joint parish with theChurch of St. John the Evangelist, Sandown.
References
edit- ^The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.Nikolaus Pevsner
- ^[1]CWGC Cemetery report.