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St Andrew's Garrison Church

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St Andrew's Garrison Church — grade II listed church in Rushmoor, Hampshire, England, UK.

St Andrew's Garrison Church, historic churches in Hampshire

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Typical visit
30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station
Aldershot · 1.6 km
  • Free entry

About

St Andrew's Garrison Church is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Address: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q125706045. Wikidata describes it as: "grade II listed church in Rushmoor, Hampshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.2607°, -0.7590°.

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Heritage listing

St Andrew's Garrison Church, situated at Queens Avenue, Aldershot, Hampshire (GU11 2BY) in southern England is a large army church designed in the late 1920s by the prominent Scottish architect Sir Robert Lorimer (1864–1929).

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.

Protected designations

  • Site of Special Scientific Interest: Basingstoke Canal SSSI
  • Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Surrey Hills

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

St Andrew's Garrison Church, situated at Queens Avenue, Aldershot, Hampshire (GU11 2BY) in southern England is a large army church designed in the late 1920s by the prominent Scottish architect Sir Robert Lorimer (1864–1929).

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

During the 1920s Sir Robert Lorimer designed a number of war memorials, including the Scottish National War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle. St Andrew's Garrison Church was built as a memorial to those who lost their lives in the First World War, also known as the Great War. A plaque in the porch of St Andrew's states that: "This church was built to the glory of God in thankful remembrance of the soldiers of the Church of Scotland and kindred churches throughout the empire who laid down their lives in the Great War 1914–1918."

Architecture

to the chancel]] This new church was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer. However, due to cost constraints the nave was initially built slightly shorter than Lorimer had originally planned. Externally the building is predominately brown brick. Its doorways, windows and corner points highlighted with a red brick. Internally, the layout is a standard East facing cross, save that at the East end of the church there is an octagonal apse.

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Coordinates
51.2607, -0.7590
County
Hampshire
District
Rushmoor
Parish
Rushmoor, unparished area
Postcode
GU11 2BY
Parliamentary constituency
Aldershot
Nearest railway station
Aldershot1.6 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is St Andrew's Garrison Church?
St Andrew's Garrison Church is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode GU11 2BY), in the parish of Rushmoor, unparished area.
Is St Andrew's Garrison Church a listed building?
St Andrew's Garrison Church is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
Is St Andrew's Garrison Church a protected site?
Yes — St Andrew's Garrison Church is part of the Basingstoke Canal SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Surrey Hills National Landscape (AONB).
Is St Andrew's Garrison Church free to visit?
Yes, St Andrew's Garrison Church is free to enter.
How do I get to St Andrew's Garrison Church?
The nearest railway station is Aldershot, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GU11 2BY.