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St Mildred's Church, Whippingham

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Queen Victoria took a close interest in 'her people' in Whippingham. This is reflected in the many memorials in St Mildred's Church which commemorate members of the Royal Family, including the Prince Consort,
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were housed in the newly built Whippingham mill, which became a temporary barrack and hospital. Eighty-four of them are buried in the churchyard. The memorial was unveiled in 1906 by the
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In 1804 a church was reconstructed by John Nash on the site of the lost medieval parish church: in 1854–60 it was pulled down and rebuilt.
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took an active role in the redesigning of the church building. The chancel of the church was built in 1854 and 1855 by the architect
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although Prince Albert is thought to have had a guiding hand. The remainder of the church was constructed in 1861 and 1862.
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The village of Whippingham, and St Mildred's Church as its parish church, are best known for their connections with
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who fought under the British flag in the 1790s, and were invalided to the Isle of Wight. Soldiers from the
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A number of memorials in the church commemorate members of Queen Victoria's family and household.
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Inside the church, there are brilliant rose windows and a large octagonal lantern in the centre.
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family. Inside the church, in a side chapel called the 'Battenberg Chapel', are buried:
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The churchyard contains war graves of seven Commonwealth service personnel, four from
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St Mildred's Church contains the last resting places of several members of the
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Tomb of Prince Henry of Battenberg and Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
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William Arnold, Collector of His Majesty's Customs', died 1801. Father of
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CWGC Cemetery Report. Breakdown obtained from casualty record.
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and Keeper of Her Majesty's Privy Purse. A work in bronze by
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The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
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Church of England church buildings on the Isle of Wight
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The church has a tower reminiscent of a castle on the
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Canon Prothero (1818–1894), Chaplain to Her Majesty,
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50°44′24″N 01°16′37″W / 50.74000°N 1.27694°W / 50.74000; -1.27694

Denomination
Church of England
Churchmanship
Broad Church

Dedication
St Mildred
Province
Province of Canterbury
Diocese
Portsmouth
Archdeaconry
Deanery
Parish
Whippingham
Priest in charge

River Medina

Church of England
parish church
Whippingham
Isle of Wight
Queen Victoria
Osborne House
Barton Manor
Prince Albert (the Prince Consort)
Albert Jenkins Humbert

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