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CHURCH OF SAINT JOSEPH
The Roman Catholic Church of Saint Joseph is situated in Raglan Road, Devonport, Plymouth. During the Second World War most of the houses at Mutton Cove, Devonport, were destroyed and the population moved out to new housing estates on the northern fringe of the City. As a consequence it was decided to move the Church of Saint Michael and Saint Joseph and the adjacent school to a more convenient site in the newly created Raglan Road, on the site of the former Raglan Army Barracks. Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School moved in 1972 and the Church of Saint Mary and Saint Joseph was closed in 1984 and demolished. On the Feast of Saint Joseph, March 19th 1985, the Right Reverend Cyril Restieaux, Roman Catholic Bishop of Plymouth, laid the foundation stone of the new building in Raglan Road. He returned on Sunday November 10th 1985 to dedicate it as the Church of Saint Joseph. The new building was designed by Mr Christopher Bilson and parts of the old one were used in the new Church, including the foundation stone that was laid way back in 1860. It cost £250,000. Sources:
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