A SHORT HISTORY OF THE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, MARGATE 1825-193...

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A SHORT HISTORY OF THE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, MARGATE 1825-1932 (INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR) by Hugh Merscy Walton

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Margate: Simpson & Turner, 1932

8vo, 59pp. Original beige hardcover binding, with blue spine. Blue lettering to front board. With frontispiece and 12 monochrome plates, collated and complete.

Inscribed by the author

The growth of Margate during the early 19th century meant that the old church of St John was no longer large enough. The Church building act 1818 provided partial funding for church building. 24 designs were considered and that of William Edmunds was chosen. The foundation stone was laid on 28 September 1825. The church required more funds than initially thought and was finally consecrated on 11 June 1829.On 1 June 1943 the church was bombed - ten people were killed, four seriously injured and forty six slightly injured. The church was reduced to a shell, though the tower survived. The church was rebuilt in the 1950s as an enlarged version of the church by Northdown Park, Cliftonville joining St Mary's Chapel, by the same architect, Harold Anderson. The tower of the old church was demolished in 1958. (wikipedia.com)

*Location: Johannesburg branch

Condition: Good. The boards have some rubbing, small stains and light foxing. Indentation to rear board, and chipping to corners of boards. Small chip to spine, and light shelfwear to top and tail of spine. Light foxing to a few pages, and to the pastedowns and endpapers. Splits to gutters between pp. 36/37 and 52/53.