Mottingham - St Edward the Confessor
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St Edward the Confessor was built in Mottingham to provide a church for the extensive London County Council housing scheme in the 1930s. Initially it was set up as legally part of St Andrews, but ecclesiastically independent. The church hall was opened and dedicated on 14th July 1937 by the Bishop of Southwark and the following year the vicarage was built and blessed for use on 12th April 1938. Due to lack of funds, the decision was taken to drop the plans for an elaborate design in favour of the simpler neo-gothic design we see today.
On 29th June 1957 the corner-stone of the church was laid by Rev'd K G Hoare, the first priest of the parish and dedicated by the Bishop of Woolwich. The parish became legal in its own right, separate from St. Andrews and the Consecration of the church of St. Edward the Confessor was on Saturday 19th July 1958 and the service was led by the Rt. Rev. Bertram Simpson, the Bishop of Southwark.
The present church is flanked by the church hall and vicarage. There is an imposing square tower sited centrally at the west end. The chancel is of one and a half bays, the main bay accommodating the choir and the half bay the sanctuary. The nave is of five bays. There are narrow single storey side aisles with flat roofs over.
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On the side of the church hall there is a stone stating:
"This Stone was laid April ABth CDEF"
The magnetic cache can be found at :
N51 25. F B (D-C) E0 02. (C+F) F A
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