St John the Evangelist Church, Brunswick Square, Herne Bay, Kent. From a postcard circa 1903. The design was by R. Philip Day, the diocesan architect, with the building works costing an initial sum of £6,577. The foundation stone was laid by the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Horatio Davies, MP, on 28 July 1898. The church provided accommodation for 800 and was consecrated by the Bishop of Dover on 25 July 1899. The initial design called for a tower at the west end but lack of funds this was never built. In the initial phase of work only the nave and aisles were built, the chancel and transepts bei
St John the Evangelist Church, Brunswick Square, Herne Bay, Kent. From a postcard circa 1903. The design was by R. Philip Day, the diocesan architect, with the building works costing an initial sum of £6,577. The foundation stone was laid by the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Horatio Davies, MP, on 28 July 1898. The church provided accommodation for 800 and was consecrated by the Bishop of Dover on 25 July 1899. The initial design called for a tower at the west end but lack of funds this was never built. In the initial phase of work only the nave and aisles were built, the chancel and transepts being added in 1903 once further funds had become By then, a total of £11,000 was reported as having been raised by public subscription. The church was declared redundant in 1972 and demolished in The site is now occupied by housing.
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Location: Herne bay, Kent, England circa 1903
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