Denomination Church of England Dedication St. Mark Priest(s) Revd Kath Abbott Phone +44 1983 882213 | Churchmanship Broad Church Province Canterbury Parish Wootton Bridge | |
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Website www.woottonparish.co.uk/stmarks.php Address Wootton Bridge, Ryde PO33 4QZ, UK Diocese Anglican Diocese of Portsmouth Similar St Edmund's Church, Wootton railway station, Quarr Abbey, Barton Manor, Ryde Pier | ||
St. Mark's Church, Wootton is a church in the Church of England located in Wootton, Isle of Wight.
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History
The church dates from 1909 and was designed by architect Percy Stone.
The Bishop of Southampton James Macarthur laid the foundation stone. The builders were Messrs Jenkins who also built Quarr Abbey. On 29 August 1909 the building was dedicated.
The church was closed after damage during the Second World War. The building was disused until it was rededicated by John Henry Lawrence Phillips the Bishop of Portsmouth in 1970 at a time of rapid population growth in the parish.
Parish Status
It is in the same parish as St. Edmund's Church, Wootton.
Organ
A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
References
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