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ST. MARY’S CHURCH, BECONTREE – BRIEF CHRONOLOGY
Compiled from research by
John Blake and Richard Chapman,
Barking and District Historical Society
September 2015
1952 |
Tom Anscombe left and was replaced Rev. Tom Pownall. Pownall was wartime curate at St. Mary’s. He also accepted the invitation to become Chaplain to the Mayor of Dagenham, a post also held by his predecessor. |
1954 July 13th |
Death of Hartley Brook. |
1955 September 24th |
Hartley Brook Mission Hall in Rosslyn Avenue officially opened by the widow of Rev. Brook in the presence of the Bishop of Barking (Rev. Hugh Gough). |
1959 |
Sunday School classes began in the Heath Park Hall. |
1960 June 25th and 26th |
25th anniversary weekend which included a reunion tea in the church hall and open- |
1961 |
Rev. Edward G. Stride appointed vicar in succession to Tom Anscombe. |
1967 |
Church land at the corner of Grafton Road and Valence Wood Road sold to the council for housing purposes. |
1969 July 13th |
Radio 2’s The People's Service broadcast from St. Mary’s. The service was beamed to the British Forces Network in Germany as well as at home. |
1970 July |
Rev. Roy Phillips, aged 38, of Stoke- |
1970 |
Rev. John Short appointed vicar in succession to Edward Stride. The Rev. Short was 6’4" tall. |