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The History of St John The Evangelist Church
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The First ChurchIn The early part of the 19th century when Sidcup was a small village lying largely in the parish of Chislehurst and partly in that of Foots Cray , the inhabitants of Sidcup had to walk some distance Building commence in 1841 and, on 16th April 1844, the first church in sidcup, under the title of St.John the Evangelist, was consecrated by George Murry, Bishop of Rochester. The Church was built largely by contributions fron Lord Sydney, Lord Bexley and Harold Berens Esq. The most striking features of the church were the twin towers topped with steeples at the west end, and the arcade (or ambulatory) round three side of the church. |
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The Second ChurchIn 1882 the church was very primitive place with no chancel, but what was called an apse, sufficiently large to hold the communion table, but little else. When the new Vicar, the Rev.T.C Lewis, was appointed in 1882, he set in train another building programme. He set to work to build a chancel, the foundation stone of which was laid by bishop Jenner on The cost of these, together with the vestries (all of which are found in the present church) was £2,500. The existing nave was extended by a tempory extension westwards, beyond the towers, (to seat increased numbers now that the railway had been opened in 1866) which was paid for by Rev. Lewis himself. |
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The Present ChurchDuring the incumbency of Rev.C.E.Shirley Woolmer, the architect George Fellowes-Prynne, was consulted for the purpose of still further increasing the accommodation.
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