Church of Our Lady and St Andrew, Portland

Church of Our Lady and St Andrew is a former Roman Catholic church in The Grove, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. The church is now in private ownership.

History

During the 19th-century, the influx of workers for the new prison establishment, and the construction of the breakwaters of Portland Harbour, led to the need for a Catholic church. Designed by the prolific English architect Joseph Hansom, the church was erected at Grove Road in 1868 by George Poole, and dedicated to Our Lady and St Andrew. George Poole became the first Priest in Charge, while the longest serving priest was its sixth - Walter Keily - who served between 1881-1930. There would be eighteen priests serving the church from its opening to closure in total, with two assistant priests operating at separate times from 1868 to 1873, when Poole was the parish priest.

From the late 19th century and into the 20th century, the church's main offering revolved around two Sunday services. Sailors would have a service at 9am, whilst another would follow immediately after at 10:30am for the military and civilians. Right from the opening of the church, it proved a valuable establishment for the community as well as to the various Regiments in Garrison and the Royal Navy. It was supported and used by the community right up until the end of the 20th century, including Portland's three prisons - HM Prison The Verne, HM Prison Weare, and the Young Offender's Institution.

The church's future remained uncertain until 2008 when Christopher Budd, Bishop of Plymouth, decreed that the parishes of Our Lady & St Andrew, Portland, St Augustine, Weymouth and St Joseph, Weymouth, be united to form a new parish, Our Lady Star of the Sea. The Church of Our Lady and St Andrew would then be subsequently sold around 2011.

References

"Portland Directory 1895". Opcdorset.org. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
^ "Our Lady and St Andrew - Grove, Portland / Diocese of Plymouth / Dioceses / Home / Taking Stock - Taking Stock". taking-stock.org.uk. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015.
"Our Lady, Star of the Sea - History".
Paul Benyon. "Portland Churches, Buildings and Views". Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
"History". Our Lady, Star of the Sea. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
"History". Our Lady, Star of the Sea. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
"Portland's fond farewell to Sister Maria Cooke (From Dorset Echo)". Dorsetecho.co.uk. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

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v t e Isle of Portland
Settlements and areas	Castletown Chiswell Clay Ope Easton Ferry Bridge Fortuneswell The Grove Portland Bill Portland Harbour Southwell Tophill Underhill Victoria Square Wakeham West Cliff Weston
Beaches and coastal features	Balaclava Bay Cave Hole Chesil Beach Chesil Cove Church Ope Cove Freshwater Bay Hallelujah Bay Little Beach Mutton Cove Portland Raised Beach Pulpit Rock Salt Pans Wallsend Cove
Attractions	Broadcroft Quarry Nature Reserve Chiswell Earthworks Culverwell Mesolithic Site Fancy's Family Farm Jurassica King Barrow Quarry Nature Reserve Nicodemus Knob Perryfield Quarry Nature Reserve Portland Museum Royal Manor Theatre Tout Quarry Sculpture Park Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
Military	Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment Blacknor Fort East Weare Battery East Weare Camp East Weare Rifle Range HMS Osprey Inner Pierhead Fort MOD Portland Bill Portland Breakwater Fort RAF Portland RNAS Portland (HMS Osprey) Royal Naval Hospital Verne Citadel Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery Verne High Angle Battery
Castles	Pennsylvania Castle Portland Castle Rufus Castle
Lighthouses, daymarks and NCI	NCI Portland Bill Old Higher Lighthouse Old Lower Lighthouse Portland Bill Lighthouse Portland Breakwater Lighthouse Trinity House Obelisk
Prisons	HM Prison Portland HM Prison Weare HM Prison The Verne
Gardens	Chiswell Walled Garden Easton Gardens Governor's Community Garden Victoria Gardens
Buildings and houses	The Captain's House The Cove House Inn The George Inn Queen Anne House St George's Centre
Churches	All Saints Church Avalanche Memorial Church Church of Our Lady and St. Andrew Conjurer's Lodge Easton Methodist Church Southwell Methodist Chapel St Andrew's Church St George's Church St. John's Church St. Peter's Church Underhill Methodist Church United Reformed Church
Memorials	Portland Cenotaph Royal Naval Cemetery
Industry	Durdle Pier Folly Pier Folly Pier Waterworks Grove Lime Kiln King's Pier Portland stone Portland Windmills Red Crane Southwell Business Park Sureline Verne Cistern
Working and disused quarries	Bowers Quarry Broadcroft Quarry Coombefield Quarry King Barrow Quarry Perryfield Quarry Tout Quarry Yeolands Quarry
Railway	Merchant's Railway The Old Engine Shed Portland Branch Railway
Sports	Portland United F.C.
Events	Easton Massacre Great Southwell Landslip

v t e Diocese of Plymouth
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Bishops of Plymouth I: George Errington II: William Vaughan III: Charles Graham IV: John Keily V: John Barrett VI: Francis Grimshaw VII: Cyril Restieaux VIII: Christopher Budd IX: Mark O'Toole
Churches Plymouth Cathedral - Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Boniface Church of St Mary and St Petroc, Bodmin Holy Trinity Church, Dorchester Sacred Heart Church, Exeter St Mary Immaculate Church, Falmouth Our Lady and St Nectan's Church, Hartland Church of Our Lady and St Andrew, Portland St Paul's Church, Tintagel Church of the Assumption of Our Lady, Torquay Our Lady Help of Christians and St Denis Church, Torquay St Joseph's Church, Weymouth
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