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Bedford Presbyterian Church correspondence

1945-1970

From: 1945 To: 1970

Topics include - developing of Plantation Site for a Presbyterian Church; - raising funds; - obtaining licence for using building as place of worship (granted May 1951); - decision to not proceed with building and the possibility of sharing facilities with the Moravian Church; - request to clear undergrowth from Dynevor Road/Linden Road site due to complaints of 'loiterers', 1952; - arrangements for sharing with Moravians and length of agreement; - information item to be included in The Presbyterian Messenger, 15 April 1954; - re-arranging of Drama Group performance; - collection for going away gift for Mr and Mrs Summers, 1 November 1953; - explanation about confusion over different Church Extension Funds, 9 February 1961; - re-marriage of divorced persons with a Pastoral Paper, 1966-1967; - to Presbytery of Liverpool requesting their agreement for call of Rev Harold Springbett to Bedford, 5 March 1970. Authors include, members of the local and national Presbyterian Church, Viscountess Davidson MP, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Churches Joint Planning Committee, Gordon Jackson and Partners Chartered Architects, Christopher Soames MP, Bedford Borough and Chief Constable of Bedfordshire. Also includes block plan which appears to show location of planned church located between Dynevor Road and Linden Road, Bedford.

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Davidson, Frances Joan,
Soames, Christopher,
Springbett, Harold Maben

BEDFORD, Bedford Dynevor Road, Bedford Linden Road, Presbyterians, Moravian Church