This view of Christ Church, one of the MARFLEET postcards, was photographed by Herbert Sydney Marfleet.
In 1869 a temporary Church of wooden construction was built opposite and remained there
until the permanent Church was completed in 1875. The Rev. Christopher Bowen, a Totland
resident, gave the land on which the Church, the Vicarage and the School were built.
The porch, made from the timber of H.M.S. Thunderer, is a memorial to the Burnett family.
Since 1945 the Vicars of Totland have served as Honorary Chaplains to the keepers of the Needles Lighthouse.
Source: The West Wight Remembered.
Some Marfleet graves are to be found in the churchyard.
