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St Marys Church
Various articles on St Marys Church.
1994 and all that !
1100th anniversary of the founding of St Mary's Church
A sonata written by John Christian Mantel
Listen to a sonata composed by John Christian Mantel, who was the church organist at St Mary's Church in the 1700s.
Back Where He Belongs!
Just a few weeks ago an appeal was launched to raise funds to restore the weathervane to it’s rightful position atop the tower of St. Mary’s Church. The target was quickly reached thanks to very generous Benfleet residents and plans put in place to carry the work out.
Benfleet As It Was - Part I
Reverend Ralph Gardner
Benfleet As It Was - Part II
Reverend Ralph Gardner
Benfleet As It Was - Part III
Reverend Ralph Gardner
Benfleet Pageant 1994
Video of St. Mary's 1100 Year Anniversary Pageant
Benfleet Sunday School
On a trip to Shoeburyness 1925
Bert and Clarice (Queenie) Green
Stalwarts of St Mary's Church
Evening Concert for St. Dunstan's.
Pupils of Miss Nellie Savage.
Exploring Saint Mary's
A guide to the church
Fundraising for St. Mary's Church to restore the weathervane to its rightful position
An historic church is fundraising to place a 200-year-old weathervane back in its rightful place atop the bell tower.
Gravestones in St Mary's churchyard
A vital resource for family history detectives
Henry Brewitt
Henry Brewitt, according to the late Local Historian H. E. Priestley, in his 'History of Modern Times', bought Suttons Farm in 1778.
Images of St Mary's parish church
In the Choir at St. Mary The Virgin South Benfleet
The joy of being a chorister. My family moved to the Newsagents at 123 High Road Benfleet in the Autumn of 1963. By 1964/65, I had joined the Choir at St. Mary’s.
James Matthews (also spelt Mathews) 1655 - 1728
'Sixty three years our Hoyman sail'd merrily round'
John Christian Mantel
The Maestro of South Benfleet
Mr. Tom Smith Francis Rowe
Builder, and Parish Councillor, reminisces about his working life in South Benfleet from 1896 to circa 1931
Pageant 1994
Souvenir Programme
Parish church of St Mary the Virgin
A booklet published by St Mary's
Rev. Charles Francis Box
Charles Francis Box was born in Withyham, Sussex on 24th September 1854, the eldest of seven children born to Francis, a Farmer, and Mary Ann Box.
Reverend Arthur Carsten Holthouse
Following various moves, he arrived in Benfleet as Vicar in 1914 and remained there until 1920, and in 1916 he married Catherine Suckling Matson
Reverend Ralph Gardner
Vicar of St Mary's Church 1927 - 1942
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