St John's Church, Sandown

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St John's Church, Sandown, Isle of Wight
St John's Church, Sandown

St John the Evangelist Church, on the corner of Carter Street and St John's Crescent, Sandown dates from 1878. A foundation stone, on the Carter Street side of the church, was laid by Lady Oglander on September 1878; the church opened in June 1881.

The church was built of stone from the St Boniface stone quarries at Ventnor in the Early English style; the architect was Mr. B. C. L. Luck, Regent Street, London and the building cost about £7000,[1] the builder was Mr. Isaac Barton, of Ryde.[2]

  1. Hampshire Advertiser, 4 June 1881, page 8
  2. Isle of Wight Observer - 4 June 1881