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St Matthew Church Duddeston

LindyB65

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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
 
St 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.
 
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
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.
 

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My wife's parents were married there on Dec 27th 1937 and the signature of the vicar on the certificate looks like JWG? Hathaway.
 
St 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.
cannon thomas was ok. he was friends with my nan;);)i 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.lol
 
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.
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.
 

St Matthew's Church Nechells 2013​

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