St Andrew’s is a little unusual, because it was founded in the 20th century after pressure from local people for a new parish church. When the Albany Park estate was built in the 1930s, the nearest Anglican church was about 2 miles away. To meet the needs of local people during the war, in 1944, the vicar of All Saints in Foots Cray started holding communion services in a room over the shops in Lewis Road
By 1946 a hall in Wren Road was being used officially for the St Andrew’s congregation, as a daughter church of All Saints, Footscray. From 1954, a priest was appointed to care for the people of Albany Park; services continued in the hall for another decade. Eventually plans were approved to build a church building in the centre of the Albany Park estate.
In 1964 building work started. The building was completed in 1965 and St Andrew’s was established as a separate parish in 1969.
If you've followed the co-ords then you should be near the foundation stone. It was laid in 19AB. David was which bishop of Rochester, CDE?
Further around the front of the building on the other side of the entrance is a big blue sign (update 10/3/26: apparently this has gone but you can still tell where it used to be.). Beneath this is an airbrick which has F columns of holes in it.
You are looking for a pot with a film canister in a short walk away at:
N51 25.
B-C+E
F-C-C
A+C+D
E0 7.
A+D+D
F-C-B
F-A+C
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