| 词条 | Presbyterian Church, Aldershot |
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The English Presbyterian Church is the former Presbyterian church for Aldershot in Hampshire. Built in 1863 it served that denomination until 1972 when most churches in the Congregational Church in England and Wales and virtually all of the congregations of the Presbyterian Church of England including that at Aldershot combined to form the United Reformed Church in England. By the late 1970s the building was derelict at which time it was purchased by the New Testament Church of God (NTCOG) who worship there today.[1] HistoryLocated in the centre of Victoria Road in Aldershot in Hampshire and designed in the Italianate Style with twin towers to the front, the church is one of the oldest in the town centre having been founded in 1862 and built by 1863 at a total cost of £5,OOO. Built as the civilian town centre was beginning to grow, the building once sat on an extensive plot which stretched to the present Station Road on one side and a dirt track to the front which had recently been named 'Victoria Road'. Attached to the rear of the building were a Sunday school and meeting hall while a house built on the left (since demolished) later had its use changed to a Gospel Hall. So new was the church that it sat in the centre of open fields which eventually were developed with buildings. The entrance still remains via two small gates in Victoria Road.[2] The English Presbyterian church in Aldershot belonged to the Presbytery of London South. The galleried church can seat 700 in its original wooden pews.[3] During World War I the church provided services for soldiers from the Camp including facilities for letter writing, tea and entertainment.[4] Latter yearsIn 1972 the majority of churches in the Congregational Church in England and Wales and virtually all of the congregations of the Presbyterian Church of England including that at Aldershot combined to form the United Reformed Church in England. By the 1970s the building was derelict at which time it was purchased by the local congregation of the New Testament Church of God who have worshipped there ever since with a thriving congregation.[5] Two memorials from World War I that were originally in the church can now be found in the porch of St Andrew's Garrison Church in Aldershot.[6] References1. ^[https://www.aldershothistorysociety.com/churches Aldershot Churches and Places of Worship - Aldershot History Society (AHS)] {{coord missing|Hampshire}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Presbyterian Church, Aldershot}}2. ^[https://www.europese-bibliotheek.nl/en/Books/Aldershot_in_old_picture_postcards/100-132640/Article/4 Tim Childerhouse, Aldershot in Old Picture Postcards], European Library (1983) {{ISBN|978-90-288-2276-4}} 3. ^[https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/hants/vol4/pp2-5 Parishes: Aldershot - A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 4. Originally published by Victoria County History, London (1911) - British History Online pgs 2-5] 4. ^[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8_mxBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA121&lpg=PA121&dq=presbyterian+aldershot&source=bl&ots=GdaVOJiBDC&sig=smn1_zocEqE9ARhpxmd04Yke6W8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwilipuguZPfAhW_WhUIHULvAQc4ChDoATANegQIABAB#v=onepage&q=presbyterian%20aldershot&f=false Murray Rowlands, Aldershot in the Great War: The Home of the British Army, Pen & Sword Military (2015) - Google Books] 5. ^The History of our Church - The New Testament Church of God, Aldershot 6. ^[https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/50552 Aldershot Presbyterian Church - War Memorial Register - Imperial War Museum website] 8 : Aldershot|Buildings and structures in Aldershot|Churches in Aldershot|Religious organizations established in 1863|Churches completed in 1863|Presbyterian churches in England|United Reformed churches in England|Italianate architecture in the United Kingdom |
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