The attached photo has been found in the church. It has trolley bus wires (2 sets) so must have been taken between 1922 and 1940. A more accurate date would be welcome.Could someone find a photo of St Matthews duddeston,my great aunt Minnie Hunt got married to Silvanus Gray there in 1897
Thank you
Lindy
cannon thomas was ok. he was friends with my nani used to look after the plumbing tec.there one night i had a phone call off him. saying he was up to his ankles in holy water. a radiator had sprung a leak.lolSt Mathews IS still standing, but it no longer functions as a Church, there is new, more modern building behind it,
My Sister Norma got married there in 1961 and my sister Rita was also married there in 1975.
And last but not least my Paternal Grandmother is buried there, no grave marker now though as the family were asked if they could resite her grave in a different part of the grounds..
Cannon Thomas who ruled the roost throughout the 60's was one of the greatest men I've ever known.
Thanks Alan for pic.View attachment 149475
Canon Thomas.
Most of the overhead wiring was not removed until a few years later. Bits, here and there, were removed to replace damaged tramcar overhead, but that still left a lot intact. Not sufficient of course to re-instate trolleybuses, particularly as motor buses had taken their place.The attached photo has been found in the church. It has trolley bus wires (2 sets) so must have been taken between 1922 and 1940. A more accurate date would be welcome.
He used to go around the local pubs collecting (for the church,I hope)View attachment 149475
Canon Thomas.