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St Martin's, Barnehurst
Catalogue reference: PA/23J
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This record is about the St Martin's, Barnehurst dating from 1936-1967.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PA/23J
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Title (The name of the record)
- St Martin's, Barnehurst
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1936-1967
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Description (What the record is about)
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Registers
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Church of England, St Martin, Barnehurst</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 6 Files
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The parish records are still held at the Church.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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St Martin's Barnehurst began as a mission to the people of the newly built suburb of Barnehurst around 1932. In 1935 an appeal was launched by the Bishop of Rochester, the Right Reverend Martin Linton Smith to construct a permanent building. The necessary funds were raised and the Bishop was able to consecrate the new church two years later. The name of St Martin was chosen as a mark of gratitude for Bishop Smith's efforts. Within the course of 1937 St Martin's, Barnehurst was constituted a Chapel of Ease within the Parish of Christchurch, Bexleyheath before being erected into a parish in its own right, a process that culminated in the instalment of the first Vicar in November that year.
The church flourished and plans for an extension to the church were drawn up in 1968. The work was completed and the new section dedicated in 1971.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/d0e20eb2-5e05-423d-8036-f54d9ca2b86a/
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St Martin's, Barnehurst