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ChurchCrawler |
Phil, owner of the ChurchCrawler site, kindly provided me with
some fantastic pictures of St. Erkenwald's, from the time of it's construction.
You can view these pictures in the Archive section. Thanks again Phil!
Phil's site contains many fantastic pictures of outstanding
church architecture. Well worth a visit. There are also two Yahoo Groups related
to his site. To access them, simply click the links below.
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ChurchCrawling
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Church Pictures |
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Ecclesiological Society |
If you're into churches, or anything relating to them, then
this site has it all. Hundreds of interesting links to visit. This society was
formed in 1879 and is the successor of the Cambridge Camden Society.
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Essex Churches |
My own site, born out of this
one. This site covers more churches in Essex, and is expanding gradually, so
if you thought this site was a little limited, please take a look here. |
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Kent Churches |
John Vigar's relatively new site,
aiming to provide a picture and description of every old parish church in
the county of Kent. |
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Simon's Suffolk
Churches |
Another county-wide site. Simon
has been described in the national press as an eccentric. I met him in June
2003, and thought he was a pretty sound bloke. So I guess I must be an
eccentric too? |
- Christ
Church (Southchurch)
- Parish
Church
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In my quest for more knowledge of St. Erkenwald's, my first port of call was
Reverend Martin Harris, of Christchurch Parish Church, who was extremely helpful
in pointing me towards the right person. Thanks Martin!
The church's site is definitely worth a visit, and contains a lot of very
interesting information.
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| Diocese
of Chelmsford |
Hundreds of links to Church of England sites. |
- Earls
Hall Baptist Church
- Westcliff
on Sea
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A very smart looking local Baptist Church
website. You can even send a ePostcard from here. Also includes news and
book reviews.
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| Parish
of Rayleigh |
Great intro music on this site. Listings of
services, events etc. |
| Parish
of Southend |
Martin Harris, mentioned above, put me in contact with the Team Rector of the
Parish of Southend, Stephen Burdett. Stephen then arranged a meeting where I met
Gee Orchard and Paul Francis, both churchwardens of St. John's church. Gee
Orchard worked at St. Erkenwald's whilst it was still active. Our meeting at St.
John's Church, Southend, uncovered a whole host of pictures and documentation.
There is so much that it will take me quite a while to put it all onto this
site.
Be sure to take a look at the Parish of Southend website.
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St Alban the Martyr, Westcliff |
Ernest, from St Albans, found this site, and
kindly invited me for a guided tour around St Alban's in Westcliff. It
certainly is a beautiful church, though it has recently been blighted by a
spate of vandalism. Please visit this site, and see what this church has to
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- St.
Andrew's and St. Peter's,
- South
Shoebury
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Two more beautiful local churches. The site
contains some very interesting history, not only about the churches, but
also about Roman settlements in Essex etc. Be sure to read about the
"Tin Church on wheels!"
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