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St Mary's Church, Portchester
 
   
St Mary's Church, Portchester
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Brief Description: View of St Mary's Church, Portchester showing tower, nave and churchyard with pedestrians, about 1875.
Subject Date: About 1875
Creator: Copied by: Dine, Derek; Hampshire County Library;
Owner: Hampshire Library and Information Service
Contributor: Hampshire Library and Information Service
 
Full Description: The Priory Church of St Mary stands within the walls of Portchester Castle. It is believed to have been built about 1133, when Henry 1 granted a charter to an Augustinian Order of Canons from Normandy. The Canons only remained for a few years before moving to a new Priory in Southwick. The Priory gradually decayed until it was restored during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth and Queen Anne. By the end of the 1800's, it was again in need of repair but another renovation occurred and it celebrated its 850th anniversary in 1983. The church remains substantially as it was built in Norman times, except for the south transept which was demolished and the chancel which was curtailed. It has a magnificent west front with a great entrance door. The nave is long and gaunt, lit only by the original rounded Norman windows. Reference: 1. Emery, John. 1985. Fareham in old Picture Postcards, p. 94. 2. Lloyd, David W. 1974. Buildings of Portsmouth and its environs, p. 9. Copy photograph of an engraving.
 
Place: Portchester, Fareham Borough, Hampshire
Subject: building, church, Norman, churchyard, tower, castle, Portchester Castle, monk, canon, Augustinian, priory, Southwick Priory
Name Subject: King Henry 1, Queen Elizabeth 1, Queen Anne, Priory Church of St Mary, Portchester Castle
Content Type: Photograph
Location: Fareham Library
Local Ref: 327/6/1
Unique ID: hs-hl-hs2358-i-00-000.jpg
IPR: Hampshire Library and Information Service - Hampshire County Council
 
 
 

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