Church Micro # 813-St George's Waterlooville Traditional Cache
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Church Micro # 813-St George's Waterlooville
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This is a micro cache, number 813 in the Church Micro series,
located near THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST GEORGE' THE MARTYR,
WATERLOOVILLE: Stealth will be required as this is a busy part of
Waterlooville. 3 hours free parking is available adjacent to the
nearby superstores.
Waterlooville and Cowplain did not exist before the year 1815.
Before then it was part of the Forest of Bere, which stretched from
the border of Sussex to Winchester. Today Queens Inclosure is one
of the last remnants of the forest. In 1815 houses were built and
by 1829 a village had grown up. In that year it was decided to
build a Church of England church. St George's church was
consecrated in 1831. It was rebuilt in 1870. In 1950, Waterloovllle
was still a small village on the Portsmouth to London road, in the
jurisdiction of Havant and Waterloo U.D.C. From this time
onwards,Waterlooville developed at a tremendous pace, with new
council and private housing everywhere and people arriving from
many parts of the country. It became apparent that the small
Victorian Church would be unable to cope with this expansion.
Reverend Harry E. Gibson was appointed in 1962, in the knowledge
that part of his ministry would include the building of a new
church. The architect, Kenneth Makins, was appointed and soon came
up with draft proposals. The general concept was to retain the
existing tower and chapel, building the new church much wider,
between the retained portions. This would facilitate the new idea
of the congregations, grouped around the altar, with the Priest
facing them, as channel of God's Grace. To retain the tower it had
to be strengthened. This was achieved by cladding with large slabs
of exposed granite, tied to the existing tower, with a cavity
between, giving efficient weather proofing. The tower was given
greater height, with concrete louvered walls and a modern 'wing'
roof. The retained chapel gives a glimpse of the old St. George's.
The churchyard has been changed out from its original traditional
layout and now provides a peaceful haven right in the middle of a
very busy Waterlooville shopping area. Infocourtesy of the St
George's website http://www.stgeorgesnews.org/newhistory.htm
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like to expand to this series please do, I would just ask that you
could let Sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the
Church numbers and names to avoid duplication ---------------------
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