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fell near to the church. There was no serious structural damage to the church but windows in both the east and west ends of the church were shattered and the caretaker's quarters were destroyed. Despite the roof requiring 7000 new tiles, the morning
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Highfield Church is at the junction of Highfield Lane and Church Lane in the Highfield area of Southampton. Next to the church is the Church Centre, which is used by the church and the community for events, for example,
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went to the battlefields. Within the parish boundaries about 100 acres (0.40 km) of land were being developed for housing so a western extension was built to accommodate the extra
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was destroyed in 1940 and the two churches were temporarily merged until the rebuilding of the church at St Barnabas in 1957.
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Windows on the East side of the church building destroyed during World War Two were replaced in 1952.
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HighfieldHistory.co.uk including information on the graves and memorials of Highfield Church
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In 2011, the pews were replaced with soft seating and the building renovated and updated
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The church has been built onto and altered many times since it was first built.
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and these were the church's memorial to those who died in the Second World War.
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went ahead. The church replaced those eastern windows that were destroyed in
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Highfield Church, Southampton: A brief history of the Church and parish
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was the Reverend Philip Raulin Robin. The legal name of the church is
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was installed (candles had been used in the church before this time),
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and the painted glass windows were created by Nixon and Ward.
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for Highfield Church was laid on 12 September 1846 and it was
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and members of the church kept watch on the church with a
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classes. Adjacent to the church is the main Highfield
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Map showing location of the Highfield Church building
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Satellite image of Highfield Church and Church Centre
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solution to lessen the danger of splintering glass.
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Highfield Church is located in Southampton
50°55′47″N 1°23′43″W / 50.9296°N 1.3952°W / 50.9296; -1.3952
Highfield, Southampton
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Church of England
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Charles Sumner
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Purbeck Stone
Caen Stone
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