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(Photograph reproduced with kind permission of Mrs. Joan Kinsbrook)
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contact . Tel: 01656 880108 All Saints' Church is a sister church to St. Bridget's, St. Brides Major. Photos 1, 2, 3 and 4 The bell (1) hanging in the vestibule was given by Mr. Peter (G. R.) Heard's family as a gift to All Saints Church in 1987. The montage of pictures (2) on the vestibule wall was made and given by members of the Youth Club. A pew (3) is dedicated to the memory of the men of the Parish who gave their lives for King and Country. The pulpit (3) is dedicated to the memory of Lay Reader Joseph Thomas in 1953. Four chairs (4) are dedicated to four members of the Lindsay and Corkery families killed in action, three of whom who lost their lives in the Great War and one who lost his life in the Second World War. Jenna Lindsay bought an organ in memory of her nephew, Dennis Corkery. Photos 5, 6, 7 and 8 Pat Bellamy, Frieda Tom, Joan Kinsbrook and Lorna Pope bought a bookcase (5). This was dedicated to Pat Bellamy in 1995. A rail (6) normally in front of the smaller lectern was dedicated to Ann Mary Williams in 1946 by her husband (known as Little Dai). The Psalm plaque (7) was given in memory of Evan Williams in 1938. Following the closure of Horeb Chapel (more information on St. Brides Major History page), a pulpit chair (8) as well as a chair given in memory of Mr. Desmond Lintern (6) were donated to All Saints Church. A green drape for the lectern was donated by Frieda Tom in memory of her husband. Carpenter Jim Powell made the altar in memory of his wife, Katie.
On the wall of the church are two small framed photographs: one (provided by Dr. Audrey Roberts) is of the interior of the old Mission Room (as shown above) which was the previous place of worship; and the other (taken by Mrs. Joan Kinsbrook and shown at the top of this page) is of the interior of All Saints Church. More information can be found on the Southerndown History page.
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