Highfield Church
| Highfield Church | |
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| Christ Church, Portswood | |
Highfield Church in 2007
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 Highfield Church
Shown within Southampton
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| Coordinates: 50°55′47″N 1°23′43″W / 50.9296°N 1.3952°W | |
| Location | Highfield, Southampton |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Founded | 12 September 1846 |
| Founder(s) | Charles Sumner |
| Dedication | Christ |
| Consecrated | 17 September 1847 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
| Designated | by 1969 |
| Architect(s) | Joshua Brandon |
| Specifications | |
| Number of spires | 1 |
| Materials | Purbeck Stone, Caen Stone mouldings |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Highfield |
| Diocese | Winchester |
| Clergy | |
| Priest in charge | Mike Archer |
| Curate(s) |
Erica Roberts Neil Hopkins |
Erica Roberts
Highfield Church is a parish church in the Highfield district of Southampton, England. It is an Anglican Church in the Diocese of Winchester.
The foundation stone for Highfield Church was laid on 12 September 1846 and it was consecrated on 17 September 1847, by the Right Reverend Charles Sumner, the Bishop of Winchester. The first Minister was the Reverend Philip Raulin Robin. The legal name of the church is Christ Church, Portswood but it became commonly known as Highfield Church in 1883.
During the First World War (1914–1918) quite a number of the men from the parish went to the battlefields. Within the parish boundaries about 100 acres (0.40 km2) of land were being developed for housing so a western extension was built to accommodate the extra . A First World War memorial was erected near the south door in 1921.
During the Second World War (1939–1945) Southampton was bombed heavily and there were direct hits on the parish and much loss of life. Throughout this period the clergy and members of the church kept watch on the church with a stirrup pump, buckets and shovels. The windows were given a coating of a rubber solution to lessen the danger of splintering glass.
The neighbouring church of St Barnabas 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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