St James' Church, Ryde

Coordinates: 50°43′46″N 01°09′50″W / 50.72944°N 1.16389°W / 50.72944; -1.16389

St. James's Church, Ryde
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Conservative Evangelical
Website Church website
History
Dedication St. James
Administration
Parish Ryde
Archdeaconry Archdeaconry of Isle of Wight
Diocese Diocese of Portsmouth
Province Province of Canterbury
Clergy
Minister(s) The Revd James Leggett
Assistant James Pontin

St. James's Church, Ryde is a proprietary chapel in the Church of England located in Ryde, Isle of Wight.

History

The church was built in 1827[1] on Lind Street.

St James' Church is within the Conservative Evangelical tradition of the Church of England, and it has passed resolutions to reject the ordination of women.[2]

Organ

The organ was built in 1911 by James Ivemey of Southampton. It was later replaced by an organ originally in a Methodist church on St. Peter's Street in Winchester. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

List of organists

  • Miss Watts ca. 1921[3]
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References

  1. ↑ The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
  2. ↑ "Christmas 2016 Newsletter" (pdf). bishopofmaidstone.org. Bishop of Maidstone. December 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Dictionary of Organs and Organists, Second Edition. 1921.
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