The Parish of History of Our Lady’s Church The vaulting of the nave is by four pairs of laminated wooden arches meeting in a The Holy Trinity (HT) A small was built in Kings steel pressure ring, each pair giving a and Road Fleet in 1908. It was intended that clear span of 68 ft, surmounting the ring a larger building be added when the need is a slim fleche. Our Lady (OL) arose, so that the first part would be a The walls are of reconstructed Cornish side-chapel of the main church. When granite, the floor of maple, except for Catholic Diocese of however, the enlargement was made in the altar area which is of Yorkshire Reg. Charity No 246871 1934 a new plan was followed which stone.

severely limited any further The mosaic of the Madonna with angels

Parish Priest: Fr Paul Dzwig development. The last addition was made overshadowed by the Holy Spirit is the Deacon: Dcn James Snyder in 1948, bringing the seating capacity up work of Dr J. 0. Bajo, a Hungarian to 172. working in this country. It was originally Masses: (HT) Saturday (vigil for Sunday) 6pm The present building was designed and intended for an Ethiopian Cathedral but (HT) Sunday* 9am built by Lanner Ltd., of Wakefield rejected because it was considered to be (OL) Sunday* 10.30 am Yorkshire, to a ground plan put forward too western in style. The Stations of the *with Children’s liturgy by Canon Walsh. The octagonal design of Cross were cast in bronze at Angers in the main building allows seating for 326 France by Rene Gourdon. Weekdays 9.30am to be so arranged that there are only ten The silver-crowned statue of the (HT) Tues (OL) Wed (HT) Thurs (OL) Fri rows in the main aisle and nine in the two Madonna and child is a link with the old

Sacrament of Reconciliation sides. church, and was retained at the request (HT) Saturday 5pm The porch is tiled in a checker board of some senior parishioners. and by appointment pattern of terrazzo and the church is The Solemn Blessing of the new Fleet entered from either side of a glass and Catholic Church of Our Lady was on the Baptisms and Marriages: mahogany screen. The altar has a 25th March 1966, by The Rt Rev. Mgr. Please speak with the Parish priest. hexagonal base and is made from Welsh Derek Worlock Bishop of Portsmouth. Parish Office: slate. Both the altar and the font are The church was served by Priests from Parish Administrator: Anne Walsh the work of Michael Murray, who also the Salesian College, Farnborough until Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm made the altar candlesticks, the 1947, when a priest was allowed to live in

sanctuary lamps and the combined altar- Fleet. cum-processional cross. History of The Holy Trinity Church The growth of the parish and the running down of the army necessitated the Welcome The Parish of The Holy Trinity, Church building of a new church. This was God is love and those who abide in love abide in God and God abides in them. (1 John 4:16) Crookham was formed in 1958 by a designed and constructed by the same division of the parish of Fleet. There was company that built the Fleet Catholic a church in the area already, the Church and the design closely resembles Garrison Church of Our Lady of Lourdes. it. The church was opened in 1968, and This church which had been built for the the following year the presbytery was troops in about 1920 had been looked built and the old presbytery in Moore after by the Salesian Priests from Road was sold. The Church of Our Lady, Farnborough who acted as Officiating Kings Rd, Fleet GU51 3ST Chaplains. This duty was taken over by The number of parishioners continued to the Parish Priest. The territory of the increase and in 1973 it was decided to new parish comprised the area of Fleet build a hall in order to provide a social The Parish of south of the Basingstoke Canal and the centre and meeting place. By 1975 the The Holy Trinity (HT) villages of Crookham, Dogmersfield, debt on the church was paid thus paving Winchfield, Ewshot and Crondall. Daily the way for the Dedication and and Our Lady (OL) Mass began in 1958 when the first Parish which was carried out at a Priest took up residence in the special service on 5th July 1975 by The presbytery in Moore Road. Right Reverend Derek Worlock, Bishop of Portsmouth. In 1960 a plot of land in Aldershot Road was purchased. On this site an old house The Church is situated on the corner of called Woodey Corner had stood, it had a Aldershot Road and Bowenhurst Road in lot of timber in its construction and the Church Crookham. The Church of The Holy Trinity, Aldershot Rd, Church Crookham GU52 8JU roof was thatched. One day the owner Captain Duckworth and his wife went out leaving a fire in one of the rooms and Parish Office tel: 01252 616963 when they returned the house was 2, Connaught Road, completely burnt down. Fleet GU51 3RA Website: www.htaol.org.uk Email: [email protected]