Holy Trinity Church, Ventnor is a parish church

Parish church

A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....

 in the Church of England

Church of England

The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...

 located in Ventnor

Ventnor

Ventnor is a seaside resort and civil parish established in the Victorian era on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, England. It lies underneath St Boniface Down , and is built on steep slopes and cliffs leading down to the sea...

, Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...

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History

The church dates from 1860 to 1862 by the architect C. E. Giles.
The first vicar was Revd. Arthur Lewis Babington Peile (1862-1884) who was also Hon Chaplain to Queen Victoria at Osborne House (1879-1889).

Parish Status

The church is within a group which includes:

• Old St. Boniface Church, Bonchurch
  Old St. Boniface Church, Bonchurch
  Old St. Boniface Church, Bonchurch is a parish church in the Church of England located in Bonchurch, Isle of Wight.-History:The nave and chancel dates from the 11th century, with the bell cote dating from the 16th century as does the bell. The south porch was added in the 19th century. It was...
  
  
• 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. It replaced Old St. Boniface Church, Bonchurch....
  
  
• Holy Trinity Church, Ventnor
• St. Catherine's Church, Ventnor
  St. Catherine's Church, Ventnor
  St. Catherine's, Ventnor is a parish church in the Church of England located in Ventnor, Isle of Wight.-History:The church dates from 1837 by the architect R. Ebbels.The chancel was a later addition in 1849 and the south aisle in 1897.-Parish Status:...
  
  

Organ

The church has a pipe organ by Forster and Andrews dating from 1865. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

List of organists

• Rupert Mossley ca. 1949

Adeliza Burndred (until 1989)

Duncan Williams 1991-on