St Augustine's Church, Slade Green
St Augustine's Church is a Victorian Church of England parish church in Slade Green, in the Diocese of Rochester.[1][2]
Established as a daughter of the Church of St Paulinus, Crayford in 1900, St Augustine's became its own parish in 1925.[3] The church is dedicated to the patron saint Augustine of Canterbury. A prominent war memorial has stood at the front of the church since at least 1930.[4]
St Augustine's was subject to air raids during both world wars. The church received families from the east of London that had been 'bombed out' during the Second World War.[5] The local community was supported during the war by a British Restaurant operating from St. Augustine's Church Hall, which supplied up to 250 lunches six days a week to residents, the school, and nearby factories.[6] Substantial rebuilding work was required following a direct hit during an air raid in 1944, and following a fire in 1991 which destroyed the roof and much of the internal fabric.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Home Page". St Augustine's Church. The Church of England. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Church Heritage Record 631045". The Church of England. The Church of England. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "St Augustine's, Slade Green". The National Archives. GOV.UK. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "War Memorial at St. Augustines Church". Bexley Borough Photos. Bexley Borough Photos. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "WW2 People's War". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ a b Thomas, E.O.Slade Green and the Crayford Marshes, Bexley Education and Leisure Services Directorate, 2001, ISBN 0-902541-55-2