The first church to stand on this site opened in 1903, to serve the Southampton parish of St Barnabas, covering much of the Inner Avenue and surrounding areas.
During the height of the Blitz in September 1940, the church was sadly the first of many in Southampton to be levelled during a German air raid. The site stood derelict for over a decade, during which services were held at the nearby Avenue Congregational Church.
By 1956, £40,000 had been raised through the generosity of the local community, and so began the construction of a new church building and community hall on the site by architects Gutteridge & Gutteridge. This was completed in 1957 and was consecrated by Alwyn Williams, the then bishop of Winchester. Since re-opening, the church of St Barnabas has continued to serve its parish to this day for more than six decades. Today, St Barnabas is the last remaining traditional Anglo-Catholic church in the city of Southampton, and continues to celebrate Mass every Sunday.
You can find us on the corner of Lodge Road and Rose Road, close to the Portswood residential area of the city — our doors are open every Sunday from 10am to 11am, and you are warmly invited to join us.
Accessibility
A wheelchair ramp and large print hymn books are available, and we are happy to make any provisions that we can to allow all to participate in church life.