Church of St Faith is a Grade II listed building in the Gosport local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1997. A 20th century Church.
Church of St Faith
- WRENN ID
- broken-plaster-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gosport
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 February 1997
- Type
- Church
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an Anglican church, built in 1933 by Seely and Paget. It is constructed of red brick in English bond, with stone dressings, and incorporates a reinforced-concrete transverse arch structure. The roof is covered in plain clay tiles with pedimented gable ends.
The church has a nave with north and south aisles, a chancel under a single roof, and an integrated outshut with flanking porches on the south side, containing a chapel and vestries. The exterior is in a Renaissance style. The east and west ends feature superimposed brick pilasters at the corners and centre. The east end rises to an arch with a pediment, with moulded stone strings breaking forward over the pilasters and continuing as gutters. The north and south sides have a mansard roof lowered to lower eaves, with four tall pedimented clerestory dormers containing round-arch multi-pane windows. The south side eaves are lower, flanked by pedimented porches with round arches and stone doorcases. Round-headed windows with metal frames and small panes are present. The west end has a relieving arch over a tall lancet window, with a stone doorframe and panelled door below. A brick bellcote with an open pediment sits on the west gable. A monopitch extension containing church rooms was added in the late 20th century on the north side.
The interior is whitewashed and features eight bays of reinforced-concrete trusses with tall catenary arches, flanked by smaller arches for the narrow passage aisles. Reinforced-concrete purlins are also present. A stone altar has a canopy and is flanked by tall recessed round-arched lancets. Original choir stalls, a pulpit, and a lectern remain, constructed of low whitewashed walls with cedar tops. Other furnishings designed by the architects include sedilia, an altar rail, a font, and a chapel altar.
More on this building
Sign in or create a free account to unlock:
- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- No related consent applications matched
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.
Nearby listed buildings
- Le Breton Farmhouse
- Building No. 118 (Officer's Mess and Quarters)
- Building No. 119 (Westcliffe House and attached terrace walls)
- Building No. 91 (Dining Rooms and Cookhouse)
- Buildings Nos 31, 35 and 37 (Seaplane Sheds) and Winch Houses, former HMS Daedalus
- Court Barn
- Shoot Farmhouse
- Former Barn at Shoot Farm
- Rose Cottage
- Littlecroft