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CHAPEL OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, RN HOSPITAL, STONEHOUSE

The Chapel of the Good Shepherd was located within the grounds of the Royal Naval Hospital, Stonehouse.

The Chapel of the Good Shepherd within the Royal Naval Hospital at Stonehouse, Plymouth.

It was built in 1889 and could accommodate nearly 300 worshippers.  It was damaged during World War Two when the stained glass window depicting "The Supper at Emmaus" was destroyed.

The Chapel was re-opened on February 16th1944 with a service conducted by the Chaplain of the Fleet, The Venerable Archdeacon J K Wilson, MA.

Its interior was decorated with many ships' badges and especially the flags worn by His Majesty's Hospital Ship "Oxfordshire" while serving with the British Pacific Fleet.  The ship was present on August 30th 1945 for the surrender of Hong Kong by the Japanese.

A memorial records the deaths of two Sick Berth Attendants who were killed during the air raids of 1941.

 

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