Denomination Church of England Dedication Christ Church Vicar(s) Interregnum Opened 1845 Province Province of Canterbury | Churchmanship Evangelical Parish Sandown Address Sandown PO36 9GG, UK Phone +44 1983 402354 | |
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Diocese Anglican Diocese of Portsmouth Similar Church of St Saviour‑o, St Blasius Church - Shanklin, St Mary the Virgin Church, Sts Thomas Minster, Coronation Chair | ||
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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
The church was built in 1845 by the architect Woodman
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.
Parish status
The church is in a joint parish with the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Sandown.