South Wight R.C.Parish, Sandown, Shanklin, Ventnor
Parish history
South Wight Parish Time Line
1866 Mission church in various locations in Ventnor
1871 First church of Our Lady and St Wilfrid built in Ventnor
1888 First church of the Sacred Heart in Shanklin
1894 Mission church in various premises in Sandown
1907 Chapel in Albert Lodge Sandown
1908 Second church of the Sacred Heart in Shanklin
1929 Present church of St Patrick’s built in Sandown
1943 The church of the Sacred Heart in Shanklin bombed.
1949 Third temporary church of the Sacred Heart in Shanklin
1957 Fourth and present church of the Sacred Heart built in Shanklin
1969 St Joseph’s church in converted barn in Niton
2006 The church of Our Lady and St Wilfrid gutted by fire
2007 Final Mass (offered by Bishop Hollis) at St. Joseph's, Niton
2014 Second and present church of Our Lady and St Wilfrid built in Ventnor
Our Lady and St.Wilfrid's 1871-2006 Sacred Heart 1908-1943 St.Patrick's 1929
St. Joseph's Church Niton 1969-2007