Nominal: 1033 Hz Weight: 679 lbs Diameter: 31.5" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1914
Dove Bell ID: 58873 Tower ID: 22839 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Portsea: The Ascension
Overview
Grid reference: SU 655 23
c.1917, A. E. Cogswell. The church was built to serve the workers from the expanding naval dockyards during the First World War.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Aisled nave and chancel, short transepts projecting from the aisles, south-west porch, south-east vestry, west vestibule with kitchen and toilets.
Dimensions:
Nave 22x9m, chancel 8m long.
Description of Archaeology and History
There have not been any finds of significance in the vicinity of the church and no previous buildings known to have existed on the site. The church is of local historical significance.
Exterior Description
The church is a typical example of an early 20th-century 'town church'. It is a tall brick church in the Free Perpendicular Gothic style. It comprises a five-bay aisled nave, a chancel of two bays and a vestry to the south. North-west corner of nave carries a brick belcote with one bell. The exterior is of red brick, with stone dressings, and steep-pitched roofs of Welsh tile. The windows are generally 3-lights with crocketed tracery, there is a clearstorey. 6-lights to the east and west end.
Building Fabric and Features
Nave
20th century aisled
Chancel
20th century
Transept
20th century short x2
Porch
20th century south west
Vestry
20th century south east
Kitchen
20th century west with WC
Building Materials
Brick
20th century red
Stone
20th century freestone dressings
Tile
20th century roofs
Wood
20th century floors and open roof structure
Interior
Interior Description
Entry is via the SW porch, which has been glazed. One enters a pleasant open space which has been cleared of pews to create a multi-functional community resource, with toilets and a kitchen in the western bay within a wooden screen, with a glazed screen 2 bays to the east. The walls are whitewashed, the square piers and plain pointed arches of the arcades in exposed brick, transverse arches to the aisles.
The interior has no fixed furniture except two rows of choir stalls and is very flexible. The organ is on the S side of the nave east bay. The chancel has a very ornate altar and reredos. Traceried panels survive delineating the chancel.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
20th century High altar, elaborate gilded and panelled chest.
Pulpit
20th century Light wood, traceried panels.
Lectern
20th century Wooden eagle.
Font (component)
20th century Octagonal bowl supported on moulded central stone shaft, simple.
Reredos
20th century Large painted and carved panel depicting the Ascension, given as WWI memorial in 1921, names of the fallen inscribed.
Chair
20th century
Stall
20th century Oak choir stalls, Gothic
Rail
20th century Wooden, plain.
Organ (component)
20th century Single manual pipe organ by Sweetland of Bath, undated.
Plaque (component)
20th century Brass wall plaques in memory of vicars and parishoners.
Stained Glass (window)
20th century Stained glass: Two phases,1920s by Percy Bacon, later glass by T R Wilkinson, installed by Lowndes & Drury.
Bells
Portable Furnishings and Artworks
Registers date from 1917.
Churchyard
Grid reference: SU 655 23
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
Further information
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