Lieutenant John Chard: What's our strength? Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead: Seven officers including surgeon, commissaries and so on; Adendorff now I suppose; wounded and sick 36, fit for duty 97 and about 40 native levies. Not much of an army for you.
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THE CHURCH WAS CLOSED. FATE OF THE STATUE IS UNKNOWN
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1879graves
Posts : 3317 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon
Subject: THE CHURCH WAS CLOSED. FATE OF THE STATUE IS UNKNOWN Tue Feb 17, 2015 6:57 pm
Hi All
Can anyone shed any light on this statue. I have not heard of it before.
ST MICHAEL AND ST SEBASTIAN RC CHURCH (REDUNDANT),Aldershot,Rushmoor,Hampshire,England OS Grid Ref.: SU 869 513, Denomination: Roman Catholic.
Description - FIGURE .
Inscription
TO THE HONOR (SIC) OF GOD AND THE GLORY OF MARY/ IMMACULATE THIS STATUE WAS GIVEN BY THE/ CATHOLICS OF THE 1ST BATT. SOUTH WALES BORDERERS/ IN MEMROY OF THEIR COMRADES OF THE 24TH REGT./ WHO FELL GLORIOUSLY AT ISANDHLWANA 22ND JANAURY/ 1879. ON THE SOULS SWEET JESUS HAVE MERCY./ MARY, MOTHER OF GOD, PRAY FOR THEM./ XMAS 1892.
Any information welcome.
rusteze
Posts : 2871 Join date : 2010-06-02
Subject: Re: THE CHURCH WAS CLOSED. FATE OF THE STATUE IS UNKNOWN Tue Feb 17, 2015 8:42 pm
The church was one of the original three built for Aldershot camp in 1854. The following comes from the listed building description, but I suspect it has now been demolished. It may be that the memorials were transferred to the current garrison RC Cathedral (St Michael and St George). I will take a look - if it is open (rare).
HOPE GRANTS ROAD 1. 5238 Aldershot St Michael and St Sebastian (formerly listed as Former Roman Catholic Church under Aldershot Camp, Knolly's Road) SU 85 SE 2/39 20.8.79 II 2. 1856. Formerly the Roman Catholic Garrison Church (now moved to St Michael and St George), now returned to MOD and used as a store. The survivor of the three first camp churches, of similar appearance (one in the North Camp, demolished 1969 ; the other South Camp church was known as the Iron Church, last occupying the present site of St Andrews, Queens Avenue, and of similar design to this building.
Simple structure of 9 bays, with a low-pitched roof covering the nave and aisles. The fabric roof is surmounted centrally by a timber turret, having a pyramid roof, brackets at eaves, and vertical board cladding. Each external bay is marked by a vertical, enclosing horizontal lap-boarding with a projecting cill band. Triple windows have round heads, diagonal leaded lights contain multi-coloured glass. The east end is plain, with blank framing at ends of aisles and nave. The west end has a central group of 5 windows (rising in the centre) and triple windows on each side. There are three plain arched doorways, the centre projecting as a porch. The interior has a light timber framing archbraced, with some cast iron brackets.
Steve
1879graves
Posts : 3317 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon
Subject: Re: THE CHURCH WAS CLOSED. FATE OF THE STATUE IS UNKNOWN Tue Feb 17, 2015 8:48 pm
Hi Steve
Many thanks for the information. Hopefully it is still around (I hope).
If you ever do get to see it, please update me.
Many thanks
Tim Needham
Posts : 261 Join date : 2011-10-18 Location : Cornwall
Subject: Re: THE CHURCH WAS CLOSED. FATE OF THE STATUE IS UNKNOWN Tue Feb 17, 2015 9:15 pm
Hello 1879Graves,
The brass plaque which was attached to the statue still survives - I understand that it is on display in the Aldershot Military Museum (for a clear photo, just google 'Aldershot Military Museum Isandhlwhana' & it should be top of the list).
Regards,
Tim
1879graves
Posts : 3317 Join date : 2009-03-03 Location : Devon
Subject: Re: THE CHURCH WAS CLOSED. FATE OF THE STATUE IS UNKNOWN Tue Feb 17, 2015 9:31 pm
Hi Tim
You are a Star, Thanks for the link.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] (Sherlock Holmes Society of London) (photo by Roger Johnson)
We just need a picture of the Statue now.
THE CHURCH WAS CLOSED. FATE OF THE STATUE IS UNKNOWN
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