Reference
P91/2/60
Title
Papers regarding unsuccessful appeal against the closure and subsequent demolition of St.Andrew's and sale of the site to developers.
Date free text
1963-1967
Production date
From: 1963 To: 1967
Admin/biog history
St.Andrew's was a chapel of ease of All Saints rather than a living in its own right. The file seems to have been kept by John Daniels, who led the opposition campaign. The church was at first temporarily closed due to a burst boiler which the PCC felt would be too expensive to repair. The PCC then took the decision to close St.Andrew's permanently and demolish it, despite vocal opposition by a proportion of the congregation, who felt that the closure was not carried out for the best of reasons.
Scope and Content
The papers include:
-accounts for both churches for 1963;
-a photograph of the interior looking towards the altar;
-letters of support for St.Andrew's;
-correspondence with Bishop of St.Albans;
-legal advice.
[see also ABV 40, P 91/2/46 and 59]
Reference
Level of description
file