St Barbara's Garrison Church
Despite appearances, this "tin tabernacle" is still part of an active church community, although it no longer serves as a garrison church since the closure of the Deepcut Army camp. Originally dedicated to St Michael and All Angels, St Barbara's Church was built at the barracks in 1901 as a portal garrison church. As a prefabricated structure, it was never intended to last, so is a testement to it's community that it is still here today, over 120 years later, and is now Grade II listed.
The army camp is currently being redeveloped as a new "village", Midenhurst, so the barriers etc. are there to protect the building, which is due to undergo a major renovation programme as part of the village development.
Avid film goers may also recognise the building from the film starring Colin Firth, Kingsman: The Secret Service, when it represented a Kentucky Church subject to a rather violent scene of mass murder. I observed some of the filming at the time.
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