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The Avalanche Memorial Church, also known as the Church of St Andrew, is a 19th-century Anglican parish church, located in Southwell village, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. It was built in 1879 and remains active to date, as part of the Portland Parish - a host of three churches; the other two being St. John's Church (St John the Baptist) and All Saints Church. The church, along with its boundary wall, has been a Grade II Listed building since September 1978. It is not to be confused with the ruins of Portland's first parish church, the 13th century St Andrew's Church. Today, the church remains well-maintained and is open to the public during the peak season ==History== In September 1877, two ships, the SS ''Avalanche'' of the Shaw Savill Line and the SS ''Forest'', collided off Portland Bill during stormy conditions. The Avalanche was taking 63 passengers, men, women and children, to their homes in New Zealand. The Forest had a crew of 22 at the time of the disaster. As a result of the tragedy, 106 people, including whole families, perished that night. By the dawn local fishermen at Chesil Cove were able to rescue the survivors and bring them ashore. Once the disaster had become national news, relatives and friends of those who died in the tragedy requested that a memorial should be erected on Portland. The rector of Portland put forward the suggestion of a new church for Southwell. A national campaign followed, which raised £2,000 through donations.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The sinking of the Avalanche and the Forest )〕 The church's design was of an early English style, by the architect and diocesan surveyor C.R. George Crickmay. Built by Lynham and Bayliss of Portland, was completed by 1879, and was consecrated and dedicated to Saint Andrew by the Bishop of Salisbury on 3 July 1879.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Avalanche Memorial Church」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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