Holy Ghost Church, Basingstoke
| Holy Ghost Church | |
|---|---|
Southwark | |
| Diocese | Portsmouth |
| Deanery | North Hampshire[2] |
| Parish | Holy Ghost |
Holy Ghost Church is a
Grade II listed building.[3]
History
Foundation
From the early 1800s, priests came from Woolhampton to celebrate Mass in Basingstoke for the local Catholic population. In 1875, John Soper, a local non-Catholic dignitary, allowed for the current site of the church, next to the cemetery to be a Catholic church and school. In 1877, Holy Ghost Chapel and a schoolroom were opened on the site.[4]
Construction
In 1901,
Diocese of Clifton, had already designed many other Catholic churches and came to Basingstoke to design, build and be the priest at a new church. He paid for the construction of Holy Ghost Church. In 1902, the foundation stone of the church was laid. In 1903, the church was opened. The old Holy Ghost Chapel became the parish hall. The interior of the church was decorated by Nathaniel Westlake. In 1920, Canon Scoles died and is buried in the church. The cemetery next to the church contains the graves of Dorothy Liddell and John Aidan Liddell.[4]
Parish
Holy Ghost Church is in the Holy Ghost Parish with St Bede's Church on Popley Way, Basingstoke. Holy Ghost no longer has a Sunday Mass, instead it occasionally has weekday Masses.[2]
See also
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth
Media related to Holy Ghost church, Basingstoke at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ Church of the Holy Ghost, Basingstoke, British Listed Buildings, retrieved 27 May 2022
- ^ a b Parishes, Diocese of Portsmouth, retrieved 27 May 2022
- ^ Historic England, Church of the Holy Ghost, retrieved 27 May 2022
- ^ a b Historic England, Basingstoke - Holy Ghost, Taking Stock, retrieved 27 May 2022
