PARISH OF EASTBOURNE ST ANDREW

The first church was an iron pre-fabricated building, which was purchased from the Ceylon Place Baptist church, and erected in 1885. Services had been held in the school house at Norway from at least July 1883.

The vicarage of St Andrew's was built in 1907, pre-dating the church building, the foundation stone of which was laid on 23 October 1911. The architect of the church was W H Murray, and the building contractor was Mr M Hookham. It was consecrated on 25 July 1912. A separate parish was created out of the parish of Christ Church Eastbourne in 1917. Boundary changes occurred in 1951, in 1953 when part of the parish was used to create the new ecclesiastical parish of Hampden Park, in 1957 and in 1969 when part of the parish was used to create the ecclesiastical parish of St Richard Langney.

Summary of contents:

INCUMBENT

PAR314/1/2 Baptism registers; 1912-1960

PAR314/1/3 Marriage registers; 1917-1990

PAR314/1/4 Banns registers; 1917-1993

PAR314/1/6 Confirmation registers; 1927-1962

PAR314/3 Service registers; 1883-1993

PAR314/4 Buildings; 1920-1993

PAR314/5 Institutions, inductions, licences; 1951-1983

PAR314/6 Income of the benefice; 1918-1952

PAR314/7 Incumbent's other records; 1916-1999

CHURCHWARDENS

PAR314/10 Property records; 1896-1995

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

PAR314/14 Minutes; 1917-1991

PAR314/15 Accounts; 1933-1988

SCHOOLS

PAR314/25 St Andrew's CE school and Sunday school; 1882-1925

OTHER RECORDS

PAR314/26 2nd Eastbourne Scout Group; 1961-1984

SPECIAL COMMITTEES

PAR314/43 St Andrew's Friendship club; 1961-1971

<p>For a history of the parish and church, see PAR 314/7/8/1; for a photograph of the iron Baptist Tabernacle, Ceylon Place, Eastbourne, see NB 21/12/1</p>

Deposited by the incumbent and PCC, 17 August 1994 (ACC 6422), 31 January, 2 June and 11 July 1995 (ACC 6568), 6 April 2000 (ACC 8109)