St Joseph's Catholic Church

Construction of St Joseph's church began in Feb 1983 and for weeks there was very little to show because the ground works were extensive, and deep; over 80 piles were driven through the rubble that filled the pit and a great deal of hard work went seemingly unrewarded. This period was marred by the collapse of a piling rig which fell across the site, all 60 ft. of it with its 3 ton hammer. Fortunately no one was hurt. The building was designed by Richard Greening of Nye Saunders & Partners from Wonersh. The original contract time was 14 months but this turned out to be optimistic. The main contractor R. Mansell of Croydon, indicated that August would be the earliest completion date. Meanwhile Sunday Mass was being celebrated in the hall of the nearby Royal Grammar School, with week-day services held in a hall in Falcon Road.

The new church was completed autumn 1984 and was consecrated on Saturday 8th September. It is of unusual design in red brick and with a very large roof span. The site is of splitlevel design and the church has been built on reinforced concrete pillars with car parking on the lowest level, the church hall next level and the church above that.

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