St Ann's Church, HMNB Portsmouth

St. Ann's Church

St Ann's Church within Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

St Ann's Church within Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth
Coordinates: 50°48′4.42″N 1°6′17.82″W / 50.8012278°N 1.1049500°W
OS grid reference SU6317100567
Location Sunny Walk
Portsmouth
PO1 3PX
Country United Kingdom
Denomination Anglican
Website Chaplaincy in the Navy
History
Dedicated 1786
Architecture
Status Church
Functional status Active
Heritage designation Grade II listed
Designated 25 September 1972
Style Georgian
Specifications
Materials Red brick
Administration
Diocese Portsmouth
Clergy
Chaplain(s) The Rev'd Ned Kelly RN

St Ann's Church is an Anglican chapel within Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth. It is regarded as the spiritual home of the Royal Navy, [1] and contains numerous memorials to men lost at sea.[2]

The original church was built in 1704, on the site of what is now Admiralty House. The present church was opened in 1786,[3] and is built in red brick in Flemish bond. It was possibly designed by Marquand, a Navy Board surveyor, working under Samuel Wyatt at Admiralty House. The contractors were Thomas Parlby & Sons. The church suffered some bomb damage in May 1941, and was restored in 1955-6.

As the oldest surviving chapel in a navy yard, it now forms part of Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, and was Grade II listed on 25 September 1972.[4]

In October 2012, the church held ceremonies marking the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War, attended by Princess Anne. [5] As of 2013 the current chaplain is Revd. Ned (Nigel) Kelly, RN.

The pulpit within St Ann's
The pulpit within St Ann's 
Concert within St Ann's Church, 2008
Concert within St Ann's Church, 2008 
Memorial tablet
Memorial tablet 


References

  1. ↑ "HM Naval Base : Information Sheet" (PDF). Portsmouth City Council. 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Memorials and Monuments in St Ann's Church, Portsmouth". memorials.inportsmouth.co.uk. 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Portsmouth Now and Then". nowportsmouth.co.uk. 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Church of Saint Ann (building Number 1/65)". British Listed Buildings. 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Princess Anne at Falklands service in Portsmouth". BBC News. 19 October 2012.

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