Building MPM1493 - St Josephs RC Church, Tangier Road

Roman Catholic Church designed by Canon A. Scoles in 1914. In the west façade an arcade of engaged arches and pillars with a statue of St Joseph and Child at its centre is positioned high above the church entrance. Inside the church a large rood is situated above the High Altar on the east wall, and a Lady Chapel with an altar and reredos is located in the south aisle. [1]

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Red brick church with nave and lower aisles designed by Canon A. J. Scoles, built c. 1911. Tangier Road front has five lancet windows with a rose window above. Presbytery to south of church. [2]

<1> Offord, J, 1989, Churches, Chapels and Places of Worship on Portsea Island (Bibliographic reference). SPM39.

<2> Portsmouth City Council, 2011, City of Portsmouth Local List of Buildings (Bibliographic reference). SPM37.