St. Augustine's Church, Lynn Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

 

         St. Augustine's is an ecclesiastical parish, formed in 1869 from the civil parishes of St. Peter's, Wisbech, 
         and Leverington. The church, erected in, 1868-9, and opened in May, 1869, at a cost of about � 4,000, is a 
         structure of brick with stone dressings, in the Early English style, consisting of clerestoried nave, aisles
         and be llcot containing one bell: the reredos, erected in 1878, is of stone these panels being filled in with 
         glass mosaic, displaying a central cross with the figures of three angels on either side, bearing on shields 
         the instruments of the Passion; the stained east window, placed 7 Dec. 1883, is a memorial, and there are four 
         other stained windows; the church affords 400 sittings. The register dates from the year 1870. The living is a
         vicarage, net yearly value � 240, with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Ely, and held since 1896 by the 
         Rev. Charles Hannibal Crossley M.A. of St. John' s College, Cambridge. 

         From:  Kelly's Directory of Cambridgeshire 1900.

         Many PALMER Baptisms, Marriages and Funerals have taken place at St. Augustine's over the years plus my Grandfather
         sang in the choir and my mother attended the Sunday School there.
 
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This page created  23 June 2004,
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