​​When the bombing raid hit on 10 January 1941, Verger J. Heaten acted quickly. With the help of both sailors and airmen who were stationed nearby, they managed to save the Chancel at the western end of the building. However, the nave and the main section of the building lost its roof because of the bombing. They remain roofless to this day and because of this it is a symbolic remembrance of the air raids Portsmouth suffered throughout the War.  

​​Services were still held the following Easter, after the debris had been cleared and the chancel had been partitioned off. 

​​Within the Church there are now beautiful stained-glass windows. The main church window portrays the church’s history, from its founding up until the Second World War. An additional army window memorialises Portsmouth's military involvement. The central window of the army display is celebrative of D-Day, showing a soldier and the scene of the invasion fleet in Port-Solent before they departed for France. The 8th Army window shows war in the desert, representing the divisions that fought in North Africa during the Second World War and remembering those that lost their lives.  

​​The Royal Garrison church is sometimes now referred to as the ’British Military Cathedral’ and remains one of Portsmouth's most recognisable landmarks. It celebrates its rich history through both the stained-glass windows and the unrepaired roof. The Church serves as a reminder of the destruction that war creates and a symbol of the vast challenge of rebuilding a country after the devastation of war. 

​The Church is available to visit for the public and is in the care of English Heritage. ​