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MISSION CHAPEL OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD

The foundation stone of St Peter's Mission Chapel in Octagon Street, Plymouth, was laid on May 12th 1862 by the Bishop of Honolulu, who at the time was standing in for the Bishop of Exeter.   The day was observed as a Holy Day, with the Bishop and clergy processing from St Andrew's to St Peter's and then to the site of the new Chapel.  The choirs of St Stephen's and St Mary's at Devonport assisted with the celebration.  There was a public luncheon afterwards.

Known at different times as St Peter's and also St Augustine's, the Chapel of the Good Shepherd was opened on November 2nd 1862.

The building was intended for use both as a chapel and as a schoolroom.   A movable screen was provided to shut off the sanctuary when it was in use for secular purposes.  Its use as a schoolroom ceased in 1871 when the new girls' and infants' schools in Wyndham Street were opened.

 

 

 

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