54:
1220:
19:
69:, the church was erected at Grove Road in 1868 by George Poole, and dedicated to Our Lady and St Andrew. George Poole became the first Priest in Charge, while the longest serving priest was its sixth - Walter Keily - who served between 1881-1930. There would be eighteen priests serving the church from its opening to closure in total, with two assistant priests operating at separate times from 1868 to 1873, when Poole was the parish priest.
1410:
1398:
1422:
72:
From the late 19th century and into the 20th century, the church's main offering revolved around two Sunday services. Sailors would have a service at 9am, whilst another would follow immediately after at 10:30am for the military and civilians. Right from the opening of the church, it proved a
73:
valuable establishment for the community as well as to the various
Regiments in Garrison and the Royal Navy. It was supported and used by the community right up until the end of the 20th century, including Portland's three prisons -
1382:
1284:
1348:
138:
279:
575:
1279:
1125:
1264:
626:
1467:
851:
1452:
591:
330:
96:, Weymouth, be united to form a new parish, Our Lady Star of the Sea. The Church of Our Lady and St Andrew would then be subsequently sold around 2011.
1219:
1457:
1244:
727:
1259:
1134:
146:
1153:
1118:
660:
89:
1338:
175:
896:
53:
1289:
1249:
886:
876:
871:
93:
650:
494:
323:
881:
784:
61:
During the 19th-century, the influx of workers for the new prison establishment, and the construction of the breakwaters of
241:
1274:
1050:
1111:
1462:
1254:
841:
1333:
891:
866:
820:
789:
641:
530:
18:
1447:
1203:
1161:
846:
413:
316:
85:
139:"Our Lady and St Andrew - Grove, Portland / Diocese of Plymouth / Dioceses / Home / Taking Stock - Taking Stock"
1343:
1167:
1092:
815:
722:
665:
631:
469:
1209:
1173:
1055:
973:
861:
560:
22:
Church of Our Lady and St Andrew. The building to the left was once the Grove Post Office and
General Store.
805:
774:
611:
479:
1185:
943:
732:
712:
489:
484:
1045:
825:
1071:
917:
717:
616:
373:
1372:
968:
856:
758:
681:
621:
565:
525:
499:
449:
383:
113:
74:
34:
1402:
1237:
1014:
1009:
963:
810:
748:
601:
545:
423:
353:
1019:
1004:
912:
707:
555:
520:
408:
398:
92:, decreed that the parishes of Our Lady & St Andrew, Portland, St Augustine, Weymouth and
1191:
393:
339:
62:
38:
266:
160:
1414:
1328:
1197:
1087:
1029:
948:
753:
686:
606:
464:
219:
78:
30:
271:
197:
1377:
1367:
1308:
958:
953:
779:
550:
474:
428:
368:
1441:
999:
983:
655:
596:
504:
444:
388:
66:
65:, led to the need for a Catholic church. Designed by the prolific English architect
1426:
691:
636:
535:
454:
378:
1024:
933:
570:
459:
1397:
1179:
938:
294:
281:
540:
978:
363:
358:
418:
403:
267:
List of
Priests who have served at the Church of Our Lady and St Andrew
1103:
42:
308:
242:"Portland's fond farewell to Sister Maria Cooke (From Dorset Echo)"
52:
17:
1107:
312:
1285:
Our Lady Help of
Christians and St Denis Church, Torquay
84:
The church's future remained uncertain until 2008 when
133:
131:
1349:
St Edward's Roman
Catholic/Church of England School
1240:- Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Boniface
1080:
1064:
1038:
992:
926:
905:
834:
798:
767:
741:
700:
674:
584:
513:
437:
346:
272:History of Catholic Life in Weymouth and Portland
576:Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
1280:Church of the Assumption of Our Lady, Torquay
1119:
324:
8:
1383:Apostolic Vicariate of the Western District
178:. Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com
1270:Church of Our Lady and St Andrew, Portland
1126:
1112:
1104:
592:Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment
331:
317:
309:
45:. The church is now in private ownership.
1265:Our Lady and St Nectan's Church, Hartland
176:"Portland Churches, Buildings and Views"
81:, and the Young Offender's Institution.
1245:Church of St Mary and St Petroc, Bodmin
105:
161:"Our Lady, Star of the Sea - History"
7:
1260:St Mary Immaculate Church, Falmouth
1468:Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth
1143:Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth
627:Ministry of Defence Magnetic Range
14:
1453:Roman Catholic churches in Dorset
852:Church of Our Lady and St. Andrew
661:Verne Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery
546:King Barrow Quarry Nature Reserve
244:. Dorsetecho.co.uk. 25 March 2010
57:Church of Our Lady and St Andrew.
1420:
1408:
1396:
1218:
556:Perryfield Quarry Nature Reserve
521:Broadcroft Quarry Nature Reserve
27:Church of Our Lady and St Andrew
1250:Holy Trinity Church, Dorchester
1458:1868 establishments in England
1339:St Boniface's Catholic College
1303:Patronal Feasts of the Diocese
728:Portland Breakwater Lighthouse
1:
701:Lighthouses, daymarks and NCI
1290:St Joseph's Church, Weymouth
993:Working and disused quarries
438:Beaches and coastal features
1255:Sacred Heart Church, Exeter
785:Governor's Community Garden
222:. Our Lady, Star of the Sea
200:. Our Lady, Star of the Sea
1484:
1334:Notre Dame Catholic School
1275:St Paul's Church, Tintagel
892:Underhill Methodist Church
867:Southwell Methodist Chapel
571:Tout Quarry Sculpture Park
531:Culverwell Mesolithic Site
1391:
1357:
1318:
1298:
1227:
1216:
1148:
1141:
847:Avalanche Memorial Church
114:"Portland Directory 1895"
1344:St Cuthbert Mayne School
1093:Great Southwell Landslip
723:Portland Bill Lighthouse
666:Verne High Angle Battery
632:Portland Breakwater Fort
1056:Portland Branch Railway
974:Southwell Business Park
862:Easton Methodist Church
1403:Catholicism portal
897:United Reformed Church
775:Chiswell Walled Garden
612:East Weare Rifle Range
58:
23:
944:Folly Pier Waterworks
733:Trinity House Obelisk
713:Old Higher Lighthouse
490:Portland Raised Beach
347:Settlements and areas
56:
21:
1072:Portland United F.C.
918:Royal Naval Cemetery
799:Buildings and houses
718:Old Lower Lighthouse
651:Royal Naval Hospital
1415:Cornwall portal
1373:St Mawgan Monastery
1154:Bishops of Plymouth
1135:Diocese of Plymouth
1051:The Old Engine Shed
806:The Captain's House
759:HM Prison The Verne
682:Pennsylvania Castle
642:RNAS Portland (HMS
622:Inner Pierhead Fort
566:Royal Manor Theatre
536:Fancy's Family Farm
526:Chiswell Earthworks
291: /
143:taking-stock.org.uk
75:HM Prison The Verne
1463:Redundant churches
1238:Plymouth Cathedral
1046:Merchant's Railway
1015:King Barrow Quarry
1010:Coombefield Quarry
964:Portland Windmills
887:St. Peter's Church
877:St George's Church
872:St Andrew's Church
826:St George's Centre
811:The Cove House Inn
749:HM Prison Portland
602:East Weare Battery
295:50.5513°N 2.4288°W
90:Bishop of Plymouth
59:
24:
1435:
1434:
1101:
1100:
1020:Perryfield Quarry
1005:Broadcroft Quarry
913:Portland Cenotaph
882:St. John's Church
842:All Saints Church
708:NCI Portland Bill
1475:
1448:Isle of Portland
1427:Devon portal
1425:
1424:
1423:
1413:
1412:
1411:
1401:
1400:
1222:
1204:Christopher Budd
1192:Francis Grimshaw
1162:George Errington
1128:
1121:
1114:
1105:
857:Conjurer's Lodge
821:Queen Anne House
790:Victoria Gardens
394:Portland Harbour
340:Isle of Portland
333:
326:
319:
310:
306:
305:
303:
302:
301:
300:50.5513; -2.4288
296:
292:
289:
288:
287:
284:
254:
253:
251:
249:
238:
232:
231:
229:
227:
216:
210:
209:
207:
205:
194:
188:
187:
185:
183:
171:
165:
164:
157:
151:
150:
149:on 11 June 2015.
145:. Archived from
135:
126:
125:
123:
121:
110:
86:Christopher Budd
63:Portland Harbour
39:Isle of Portland
1483:
1482:
1478:
1477:
1476:
1474:
1473:
1472:
1438:
1437:
1436:
1431:
1421:
1419:
1409:
1407:
1395:
1387:
1364:
1353:
1329:Leweston School
1325:
1314:
1305:
1294:
1241:
1234:
1223:
1214:
1198:Cyril Restieaux
1168:William Vaughan
1157:
1144:
1137:
1132:
1102:
1097:
1088:Easton Massacre
1076:
1060:
1034:
1030:Yeolands Quarry
988:
949:Grove Lime Kiln
922:
901:
830:
794:
763:
754:HM Prison Weare
737:
696:
687:Portland Castle
670:
607:East Weare Camp
580:
561:Portland Museum
509:
465:Church Ope Cove
433:
414:Victoria Square
342:
337:
299:
297:
293:
290:
285:
282:
280:
278:
277:
263:
258:
257:
247:
245:
240:
239:
235:
225:
223:
218:
217:
213:
203:
201:
196:
195:
191:
181:
179:
173:
172:
168:
159:
158:
154:
137:
136:
129:
119:
117:
116:. Opcdorset.org
112:
111:
107:
102:
79:HM Prison Weare
51:
12:
11:
5:
1481:
1479:
1471:
1470:
1465:
1460:
1455:
1450:
1440:
1439:
1433:
1432:
1430:
1429:
1417:
1405:
1392:
1389:
1388:
1386:
1385:
1380:
1378:Sclerder Abbey
1375:
1370:
1368:Buckfast Abbey
1365:
1358:
1355:
1354:
1352:
1351:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1326:
1319:
1316:
1315:
1313:
1312:
1309:Saint Boniface
1306:
1299:
1296:
1295:
1293:
1292:
1287:
1282:
1277:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1252:
1247:
1242:
1235:
1228:
1225:
1224:
1217:
1215:
1213:
1212:
1206:
1200:
1194:
1188:
1182:
1176:
1174:Charles Graham
1170:
1164:
1158:
1149:
1146:
1145:
1142:
1139:
1138:
1133:
1131:
1130:
1123:
1116:
1108:
1099:
1098:
1096:
1095:
1090:
1084:
1082:
1078:
1077:
1075:
1074:
1068:
1066:
1062:
1061:
1059:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1042:
1040:
1036:
1035:
1033:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
996:
994:
990:
989:
987:
986:
981:
976:
971:
966:
961:
959:Portland stone
956:
951:
946:
941:
936:
930:
928:
924:
923:
921:
920:
915:
909:
907:
903:
902:
900:
899:
894:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
838:
836:
832:
831:
829:
828:
823:
818:
816:The George Inn
813:
808:
802:
800:
796:
795:
793:
792:
787:
782:
780:Easton Gardens
777:
771:
769:
765:
764:
762:
761:
756:
751:
745:
743:
739:
738:
736:
735:
730:
725:
720:
715:
710:
704:
702:
698:
697:
695:
694:
689:
684:
678:
676:
672:
671:
669:
668:
663:
658:
653:
648:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
599:
594:
588:
586:
582:
581:
579:
578:
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
551:Nicodemus Knob
548:
543:
538:
533:
528:
523:
517:
515:
511:
510:
508:
507:
502:
497:
492:
487:
482:
477:
475:Hallelujah Bay
472:
470:Freshwater Bay
467:
462:
457:
452:
447:
441:
439:
435:
434:
432:
431:
426:
421:
416:
411:
406:
401:
396:
391:
386:
381:
376:
371:
366:
361:
356:
350:
348:
344:
343:
338:
336:
335:
328:
321:
313:
275:
274:
269:
262:
261:External links
259:
256:
255:
233:
211:
189:
166:
152:
127:
104:
103:
101:
98:
50:
47:
31:Roman Catholic
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1480:
1469:
1466:
1464:
1461:
1459:
1456:
1454:
1451:
1449:
1446:
1445:
1443:
1428:
1418:
1416:
1406:
1404:
1399:
1394:
1393:
1390:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1363:
1360:
1359:
1356:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1324:
1321:
1320:
1317:
1310:
1307:
1304:
1301:
1300:
1297:
1291:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1251:
1248:
1246:
1243:
1239:
1236:
1233:
1230:
1229:
1226:
1221:
1211:
1207:
1205:
1201:
1199:
1195:
1193:
1189:
1187:
1183:
1181:
1177:
1175:
1171:
1169:
1165:
1163:
1159:
1156:
1155:
1151:
1150:
1147:
1140:
1136:
1129:
1124:
1122:
1117:
1115:
1110:
1109:
1106:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1085:
1083:
1079:
1073:
1070:
1069:
1067:
1063:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1043:
1041:
1037:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
1000:Bowers Quarry
998:
997:
995:
991:
985:
984:Verne Cistern
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
960:
957:
955:
952:
950:
947:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
932:
931:
929:
925:
919:
916:
914:
911:
910:
908:
904:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
839:
837:
833:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
803:
801:
797:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
772:
770:
766:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
746:
744:
740:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
705:
703:
699:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
679:
677:
673:
667:
664:
662:
659:
657:
656:Verne Citadel
654:
652:
649:
647:
645:
640:
638:
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
598:
597:Blacknor Fort
595:
593:
590:
589:
587:
583:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
552:
549:
547:
544:
542:
539:
537:
534:
532:
529:
527:
524:
522:
519:
518:
516:
512:
506:
505:Wallsend Cove
503:
501:
498:
496:
493:
491:
488:
486:
483:
481:
478:
476:
473:
471:
468:
466:
463:
461:
458:
456:
453:
451:
448:
446:
445:Balaclava Bay
443:
442:
440:
436:
430:
427:
425:
422:
420:
417:
415:
412:
410:
407:
405:
402:
400:
397:
395:
392:
390:
389:Portland Bill
387:
385:
382:
380:
377:
375:
372:
370:
367:
365:
362:
360:
357:
355:
352:
351:
349:
345:
341:
334:
329:
327:
322:
320:
315:
314:
311:
307:
304:
273:
270:
268:
265:
264:
260:
243:
237:
234:
221:
215:
212:
199:
193:
190:
177:
174:Paul Benyon.
170:
167:
162:
156:
153:
148:
144:
140:
134:
132:
128:
115:
109:
106:
99:
97:
95:
91:
87:
82:
80:
76:
70:
68:
67:Joseph Hansom
64:
55:
48:
46:
44:
40:
36:
32:
28:
20:
16:
1361:
1322:
1302:
1269:
1231:
1210:Mark O'Toole
1186:John Barrett
1152:
692:Rufus Castle
643:
637:RAF Portland
480:Little Beach
455:Chesil Beach
379:Fortuneswell
374:Ferry Bridge
276:
246:. Retrieved
236:
224:. Retrieved
214:
202:. Retrieved
192:
180:. Retrieved
169:
155:
147:the original
142:
118:. Retrieved
108:
83:
71:
60:
29:is a former
26:
25:
15:
1025:Tout Quarry
954:King's Pier
934:Durdle Pier
514:Attractions
495:Pulpit Rock
485:Mutton Cove
460:Chesil Cove
298: /
1442:Categories
1180:John Keily
939:Folly Pier
617:HMS Osprey
424:West Cliff
354:Castletown
283:50°33′05″N
248:20 January
226:20 January
204:20 January
182:20 January
120:20 January
100:References
33:church in
1362:See also:
969:Red Crane
906:Memorials
541:Jurassica
500:Salt Pans
450:Cave Hole
409:Underhill
399:Southwell
384:The Grove
286:2°25′44″W
220:"History"
198:"History"
94:St Joseph
37:, on the
35:The Grove
1311:(5 June)
1232:Churches
979:Sureline
927:Industry
835:Churches
585:Military
364:Clay Ope
359:Chiswell
1323:Schools
1039:Railway
768:Gardens
742:Prisons
675:Castles
419:Wakeham
404:Tophill
49:History
1202:VIII:
1081:Events
1065:Sports
644:Osprey
429:Weston
369:Easton
43:Dorset
1196:VII:
1172:III:
1208:IX:
1190:VI:
1178:IV:
1166:II:
250:2014
228:2014
206:2014
184:2014
122:2014
1184:V:
1160:I:
1444::
141:.
130:^
88:,
77:,
41:,
1127:e
1120:t
1113:v
646:)
332:e
325:t
318:v
252:.
230:.
208:.
186:.
163:.
124:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
