St Laurence Petersfield Hampshire

GU32 3ED

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Who we are

Welcome to the Catholic Parish for Petersfield and the surrounding area. The Parish belongs to the Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth.

We are sharing Morning Prayer together online daily (except Sundays).

St Laurence church is usually open daily during daylight hours.

Whether you are a parishioner, a visitor keeping in touch, or considering moving to the area for study, relocation or to spend a few days in the South Downs National Park, we hope you will find what you are looking for.

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Street Address

St Laurence
12 Station Road
Petersfield, Hampshire GU32 3ED
United Kingdom
Phone: 01730 262290

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Church Pastor

Rev Peter Hollins
Rev Peter Hollins
Parish Priest
12 Station Road
Petersfield, Hampshire GU32 3ED
United Kingdom
Phone: 07901 148621

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Parking at St Laurence

There is limited parking at St Laurence and we ask people not to park there unless they have difficulty walking or they have a scheduled meeting with the Parish Priest. There are charges for parking in Petersfield on Sundays between 10.00am and 4.00pm – this means one hour only in some streets or pay-and-display in the main car park, which is five minutes walk from the church. For the evening Mass, restrictions no longer apply.

Parking at St Agnes

At St Agnes, most of the congregation is able to park in the small car park, though you may have to wait for others to leave before you can. Please be considerate of our neighbours if you park in Plantation Road. The Church address is Hillbrow, Liss GU33 7QB.   Edit


St Laurence Mass Times

Worship & Sacraments

On Sunday Masses take place at 9am (Liss) then 10.45am and 6pm in Petersfield.

On weekdays, Mass is usually at 11.30am Tuesday – Friday and 10am on Saturdays but please check the calendar for up to date details of this week’s Masses:

https://petersfieldparish.org.uk/worship-sacraments/

St Laurence mass times last updated on the 23rd of January, 2024
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St Laurence History

History of St Laurence, Petersfield

The church is a striking red brick building in an Italianate style. The architect, John Kelly, designed a number of Catholic churches around the end of the nineteenth century, including the Grade II* St Patrick, Soho Square, London.

The church and presbytery were commissioned in 1890-91 by Laurence Trent Cave of Ditcham Park, a prominent local Catholic landowner. A few years after it opened, the apse and transepts were added in order to accommodate the tomb of the founder, who died in 1903.

The church is a cruciform design in an Italian style with a nave, transepts, chancel and two side chapels. It has a prominent octagonal copper dome surmounted by a lantern. The exterior is red brick withThe newly refurbished dome stone dressings. The interior is well lit from clear upper storey windows.

The sanctuary is entered through ornamental gates set in a marble balustrade, and the altar is marble faced. The marble font stands in the chapel to the left of the main altar. The pulpit and confessional were made by Edward Carter Knight in 1902 and were the gift of Mrs Cave.

History of St Agnes, Liss

The church is dedicated to St. Agnes (Virgin and Martyr). Before the present church was built a flourishing Mass centre had become established in a private chapel attached to ‘Leacroft’, a local house owned by a Mrs Eleanor Jackson. Statue of St agnes Statue of St Agnes

She later donated a small plot of land which was sold and the sum invested and the proceeds were used to purchase the present site at Hillbrow. A Colt building was chosen and this prefabricated structure was completed and opened in 1966. The first Mass was said there on Sunday June 5th 1966 and it was blessed in November of that year by Bishop Warlock.

As the chapel at Leacroft had been dedicated to St. Agnes, the same saint was chosen for the new church.

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St Laurence listing was last updated on the 23rd of January, 2024
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