Attercliffe Church

[Joanl]

It was known as Attercliffe Church though.(C of E).......as against some of the others in Attercliffe at the same time.

[Plain Talker]

It was known as Attercliffe Church though.(C of E).......as against some of the others in Attercliffe at the same time.

 

I've got a photograph of that church from over 100 years ago, blown up from an old postcard.

 

My ex-mother-in-law married there in the 1950s. (well in the buildings beside the church, as the church itself was unusable after the bomb damage.)

[Joanl]

I've got a photograph of that church from over 100 years ago, blown up from an old postcard.

 

My ex-mother-in-law married there in the 1950s. (well in the buildings beside the church, as the church itself was unusable after the bomb damage.)

 

Yes me too.....here I sent it to the op to see if its any help......is mine the same as yours:?:

[Plain Talker]

Yes me too.....here I sent it to the op to see if its any help......is mine the same as yours:?:

 

The photo I have is a sepia version of the one on the right as you look at the picture...

 

It's about A-4 size and very clear. You can make out a lot of detail. It's fantastic quality:- you can even see the horse-muck between the tram lines on mine! hehehehe

[Falls]

Hi Ya Guys & Gals,

 

Thank you for the info but i am looking for - ATTERCLIFFE CHURCH

and not Christ Church, the reason for this is because my Aunty was married there and i wanted to somehow obtain a photo. The Church named in my Aunties Wedding album is ATTERCLIFFE CHURCH around 1956.

 

So any help locating this church would be most welcome.

 

Hi,

 

To the best of my knowledge, there was only one C. of E. Church in Attercliffe itself.

 

That was CHRIST CHURCH - ATTERCLIFFE , to give it its full name, although most people knew it just as: "Attercliffe Church".

 

If the document you have (c1956) just says: Attercliffe Church, I'm sure it refers to the same place and is really a bit of sloppy identification work on somebody's part. Alternativley, the local diocese may have dropped the "Christ Church" designation somewhere along the way and many of us didn't pick up on the change; however, thats not very likely.

 

There were other C.of E. Churches in the district as a whole: places like Carbook, Brightside and Darnall; however, these would be clearly identified on any doc. as to there precise location.

 

Regards

[Wisbech]

Could this be the Church behind the RBS ?

 

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I know the ground floor was used as a church as I attended a Christening there in the early 70's (last time I was down that way it was a martial arts club I think)

[Plain Talker]

Could this be the Church behind the RBS ?

 

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I know the ground floor was used as a church as I attended a Christening there in the early 70's (last time I was down that way it was a martial arts club I think)

 

The church in the picture joanl linked to is the church that was on that site, yes.

 

The photograph Joan and I have, is taken from where (roughly) the car is, with the headlights on, looking across Attercliffe road.

 

The church was demolished after sustaining extensive damage in a bombing, in WW II.

 

The services and ceremonies (christenings, weddings etc) were transferred to the church buildings alongside the site. My mother in law, and her sister both married there in the 1950s as I mentioned above.

[Greybeard]

Could this be the Church behind the RBS ?

 

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I know the ground floor was used as a church as I attended a Christening there in the early 70's (last time I was down that way it was a martial arts club I think)

 

That was built about the same time as the church and was originally a Sunday school. It may have also been used as a day school before the board schools came in.

 

I seem to remember that part of the church was still standing in the late 70s. - perhaps the tower ? I spent many hours in the graveyard there recording the monumental inscriptions.

[whitewitch]

Could this be the Church behind the RBS ?

 

http://i41.tinypic.com/rw11cg.jpg[/img]"]http://

 

I know the ground floor was used as a church as I attended a Christening there in the early 70's (last time I was down that way it was a martial arts club I think)

 

My mum was married in that church to her first husband in the 60's(my sister and brothers dad) My sister went to brownies there in the very early 70's

[lynblu]

That was built about the same time as the church and was originally a Sunday school. It may have also been used as a day school before the board schools came in.

 

I seem to remember that part of the church was still standing in the late 70s. - perhaps the tower ? I spent many hours in the graveyard there recording the monumental inscriptions.

 

no remnants of church left in 70s Greybeard, I was a bridesmaid there (in what used to be the Church Hall) in 1969 & all that remained of the old Church was the stone base of the altar. When looking at the grounds of the church from the roadside, the church stood from left to right with the altar situated at the right (close to the 'new' church). Generations of my family have married at, initially the original Church & then the one in the Church Hall.