Abbeywood Crusaders Spiritualist Church, Abbey Wood. Another Church Micro in the series created by Sadexploration. This cache replaces one previously here GC60JCC
A large house with gardens named ‘Utrecht House’ (built around 1850) stood on the site where the maisonettes now stand. The owner, who had his business in London, travelled there each day from Abbey Wood Station. Due to the lack of transport, he had a Coach House and Stables built which was completed around 1862 and employed a groom and his family to look after the horses and stables. This family occupied the rooms above the stables as their living quarters, with the groom driving his master to and from the station and no doubt carrying out other duties about the place.
Due to the demise of several members of the family in fairly quick succession and the death duties amounting to quite a considerable sum, the remaining members of the family decided to dispose of the property and grounds; this was done in 1934/5. Mr T W P Lane, Mr H.H. Aldrich, together with other Trustees, purchased the Coach House and grounds as now seen, from Mr John Joseph Jacques. It was sold on the strict understanding that it was to be used as the Abbey Wood Spiritualist Crusaders Society with the purpose of advancement of Spiritual knowledge, the study of Mysticism, Occultism, and Spiritual Truth, all based on the eight principles of Spiritualism.
After the purchase of the premises, it was renovated with the ground floor set out as a Church and services of a Spiritualist nature commenced. The congregation became members of the Church when each paid 6 pence in old money (now 2 ½ pence) per week to purchase a brick. When enough money had been accrued, planning permission was sought and obtained for the church extension, which was built in 1951 at a cost of £1500. The original Church / Coach House then became, as now, the original foyer.
Many alterations and renovations have been carried out since 1934 and in 1993 the upper part of the Coach House (the Groom’s quarters) have been completely redecorated, new windows and floors were installed, fitted carpet laid to all rooms, and new curtains hung to all windows and the whole of the exterior of both Coach House and Church, painted and renovated.
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