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1868 |
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A school was built for the Reading Street village part of St Peter's parish. A small bell was purchased from John Warner & Sons. The school was used for teaching and for worship. |
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1907 |
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A tin tabernacle holding 250 people was built and dedicated by the Bishop of Dover. Shortly afterwards the foundation stone of the new church was laid. |
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1910 |
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A new bell was cast and hung for swing chiming with a lever by John Warner & Sons Ltd in the south west tower. |
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1911 |
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The church was consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Randall Davidson on Sun 10 Apr. |
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1975 |
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The small bell, dated 1868, was rescued from the village school by the St Peter in Thanet ringers, who cleaned it up and made an ornamental frame for it. |
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1995 |
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The steel girders on which the bell hung threatened collapse. It was rehung on wooden beams with all new fittings by Eayre & Smith. |
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1999 |
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Major rebuilding project on the church. |
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2010 |
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A new parish of St Andrew, Reading Street was formed, within the Broadstairs Group Ministry (Holy Trinity Broadstairs, St Peter in Thanet and St Andrew Reading Street. |
Photo: CT10 website
