St Raphael?s Catholic Church, Portsmouth Road
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St Raphael?s Catholic Church, Portsmouth Road
Image: © Marathon Taken: 5 Jun 2013
This information about St Raphael’s Catholic Church is taken from an information board on Queen’s Promenade provided by the Royal Borough of Kingston: "St Raphael’s Catholic Church was designed by architect Charles Parker for Mr Alexander Raphael and completed in a Victorian Italian-style in 1848. The benefactor had vowed to the Virgin Mary that he would build a church if she would allow him to recover from an illness. However, the opening was delayed when he had a dream that prophesied his death soon after consecration. Several appointments were made with the Bishop (and broken) before an oversight meant that the Bishop arrived and was let into the church by Mr Raphael’s butler to perform the ceremony. The butler was sacked, but Mr Raphael duly died within a few months. His remains lie beneath the high altar." The church is seen here from a bank above Queen's Promenade, looking across Portsmouth Road.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.402045
Longitude
-0.307773