St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham
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St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham is a parish church
in the Church of England
located in Whippingham
, Isle of Wight
.
although Prince Albert is thought to have had a guiding hand.
The remainder of the church was constructed in 1861 and 1862.
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 Whippingham
Whippingham
Whippingham is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. It is located two kilometres south of East Cowes in the north of the Island.Whippingham is best known for its connections with Queen Victoria, especially its church, redesigned by Prince Albert. The church has a tower reminiscent of a...
, 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...
.
History
The chancel of the church was built in 1854 and 1855 by the architect Albert Jenkins HumbertA. J. Humbert
Albert Jenkins Humbert was an architect particularly favoured by Prince Albert.Amongst the buildings he is particularly associated with are Sandringham House and St. Mildred's Church, Whippingham and both the Duchess of Kent's Mausoleum and the Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore, within the Home Park of...
although Prince Albert is thought to have had a guiding hand.
The remainder of the church was constructed in 1861 and 1862.
Memorials
- Chancel
- Queen Victoria Reredos presented by King Edward VII.
- North transept
- Rt. Hon. Sir Henry PonsonbyHenry PonsonbySir Henry Frederick Ponsonby GCB was a British soldier and royal court official who served as Queen Victoria's Private Secretary.-Biography:He was the son of the British Army general, Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby....
, Private Secretary and Equerry to Queen Victoria and Keeper of Her Majesty's Privy Purse. A work in bronze by Lady Feodora GleichenLady Feodora GleichenLady Feodora Georgina Maud Gleichen was a British sculptress of figures and portrait busts and designer of decorative objects....
. - Lord Henry Seymour-ConwayLord Henry Seymour-ConwayLord Henry Seymour was a British politician, the second son of Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford. He was known as Hon...
, second son of the Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of HertfordFrancis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of HertfordFrancis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford KG, PC, PC was a British courtier and politician.He was born in Chelsea, London the son of Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Lord Conway and Charlotte Shorter and died in Surrey, England...
. - William Arnold, Collector of His Majesty's Customs', died 1801. Father of Thomas ArnoldThomas ArnoldDr Thomas Arnold was a British educator and historian. Arnold was an early supporter of the Broad Church Anglican movement...
, Headmaster of Rugby SchoolRugby SchoolRugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.-History:...
. - Rev. Matthew Arnold, a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, OxfordCorpus Christi College, OxfordCorpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom...
, and Forces Chaplain, who was drowned at the age of 35.
- Rt. Hon. Sir Henry Ponsonby
- South Transept
- Prince Henry of BattenbergPrince Henry of BattenbergColonel Prince Henry of Battenberg was a morganatic descendant of the Grand Ducal House of Hesse, later becoming a member of the British Royal Family, through his marriage to Princess Beatrice.-Early life:...
. Brass Lectern - Canon Prothero (1818-1894), Chaplain to Her Majesty, Canon of Westminster and Deputy Clerk of the ClosetClerk of the ClosetThe College of Chaplains of the Ecclesiastical Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom is under the Clerk of the Closet, an office dating from 1437. It is normally held by a diocesan bishop, who may however remain in office after leaving his see...
and Rector of Whippingham.
- Prince Henry of Battenberg
- Battenberg Chapel
- Prince Henry of BattenbergPrince Henry of BattenbergColonel Prince Henry of Battenberg was a morganatic descendant of the Grand Ducal House of Hesse, later becoming a member of the British Royal Family, through his marriage to Princess Beatrice.-Early life:...
- Princess Beatrice of the United KingdomPrincess Beatrice of the United KingdomThe Princess Beatrice was a member of the British Royal Family. She was the fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Juan Carlos, King of Spain, is her great-grandson...
- Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of CarisbrookeAlexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of CarisbrookeAlexander Albert Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke, GCB, GCVO, GJStJ was a member of the Hessian princely Battenberg family and the extended British Royal Family, a grandson of Queen Victoria...
- Prince Henry of Battenberg
- West wall
- Albert, Prince Consort
- South wall
- Princess Alice of the United KingdomPrincess Alice of the United KingdomThe Princess Alice was a member of the British royal family, the third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.Alice's education was devised by Albert's close friend and adviser, Baron Stockmar...
- Prince Leopold, Duke of AlbanyPrince Leopold, Duke of AlbanyThe Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany was the eighth child and fourth son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Leopold was later created Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence, and Baron Arklow...
- Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1864–1866)
- Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1868–1879)
- Princess Alice of the United Kingdom