There has been a Roman Catholic place of worship on the garrison site since the opening of Bordon camp.
The priest was provided with a portable altar, which could be set up where ever space could be found.
Initially this was within a marque set-up on St Lucia barracks square, which then moved to a wooden hut on Kildare Close.
The hut was used for living accommodation from the outbreak of World War I, the location again became portable.
In 1919, parishioners converted an allocated former wooden canteen opposite Martinique House, which became Sacred Heart Church.
This was demolished in 1990, with a new brick church built on the top of Chalet Hill.
There has been a Roman Catholic place of worship on the garrison site since the opening of Bordon camp. The priest was provided with a portable altar, which could be set up where ever space could be found. Initially this was within a marque set-up on St Lucia barracks square, which then moved to a wooden hut on Kildare Close. The hut was used for living accommodation from the outbreak of World War I, the location again became portable. In 1919, parishioners converted an allocated former wooden canteen opposite Martinique House, which became Sacred Heart Church. This was demolished in 1990, with a new brick church built on the top of Chalet Hill.
Bordon and Longmoor Military Camps