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St Joseph's Church, Aldershot

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appointed Fr Thomas Purcell to serve the local Aldershot Catholic population. He rented a building on the corner of Alexandra Road and Cambridge Road, opposite the former Franciscan Convent, to serve as a chapel and school. The chapel was opened on 29 July 1869. In 1871, before Fr Purcell's time in
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is raised above the level of the nave while the altar is of a greyish-green marble, the original communion rails – since removed – being of the same marble relieved with a band of yellow marble and bordered with black marble. There is a semi-circle of five columns of black marble with capitals of
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There is one Sunday Mass held at the church; 10:30 am (Sung). There is Mass at 9:30 am each morning from Monday to Thursday . St Joseph's Church is in the same parish as St Mary's Church, Belle Vue Road, Aldershot. At St Mary's Church there is a Sunday Vigil Mass at 5:30 pm on
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in Southampton, bought a new plot of land for St Joseph's Primary School next to the same piece of land for the church. On 24 May 1883, a temporary church made of iron was opened and replaced the rented chapel as a place of worship for the local Catholic congregation.
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The architect, George Drysdale, needed to design as large a church as possible on a triangular site, symmetrical in design and within the funds available. It is built of red brick and tile, stone only being introduced into the floor and doorways. At the west end is a
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and the Chapel of Holy Souls occupying the full width of the church at this end. There is a graduated decrease in the building's width towards the high altar which occupies a semi-circular position at the eastern end. The
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In 1902, Fr Francis O'Farrell came to Aldershot and set about collecting funds to build a permanent church. After 10 years, enough money was collected, building work started and the foundation stone was laid by the
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of St Joseph's Church. That year, a new Catholic church, St Saviour Church, was opened in the town to accommodate the expanding congregation in the town. In the 1980s, St Saviour Church was sold.
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In 1973, St Joseph's Primary School, next to the church, was demolished and moved to another part of Aldershot. It was replaced by a new parish hall. On 22 June 1982, the church was
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From 1962 to 1963, a permanent building was constructed for the nearby St Mary's Church in Belle Vue Road to replace its old temporary iron structure. In 1974, St Mary's became a
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The frescoes on the nave walls were painted on-site by local artist Robert Senior. They depict scenes of the resurrection inspired by images from
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described it as 'One of the most impressive churches of its date, brilliantly planned on a triangular site.'
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list. The two-storey building with lower ranges to the rear is of red brick with a natural slate roof.
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the area came to an end, he purchased the land, for £400, where the current church is located.
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Frescoes in St Joseph's Church, Aldershot – website of Robert Senior
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Our Lady Queen of Peace and Blessed Margaret Pole, Southbourne
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adjacent to the church was built in 1874 for Fr Hall and is a
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The first Mass celebrated in St Joseph's on 30 January 1913
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Construction of the interior of St Joseph's Church in 1913
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Construction of the exterior of St Joseph's Church in 1913
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from British listed buildings. Retrieved 20 January 2015
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In 1871, the new priest, Fr Louis Hall, who came from
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51°14′54″N 0°46′08″W / 51.2484°N 0.7689°W / 51.2484; -0.7689
OS grid reference
SU8601850634
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Aldershot-Catholics.org.uk
Dedication
Saint Joseph
Architect(s)
Style
Romanesque revival
Groundbreaking
Province
Southwark
Diocese
Portsmouth
Deanery
Parish
Bishop(s)
Philip Egan
Priest(s)
Roman Catholic
Parish church
Aldershot
Municipal Gardens
Princes Hall
Sir Nikolaus Pevsner

Presbytery

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