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The Original Vicarage
This was contemporary with the church, but because it was behind the church few photographs of it remain.
It was certainly vast. In 1962, it was divided in two for the incoming Vicar Fr Peverley. The portion occupied by the vicar still had 5 bedrooms upstairs, with a kitchen, dining room, living room and study downstairs.
One of the few pictures of the vicarage is in this photograph. It can be dated to
sometime around the 1890s -
A further photograph from about 1953 shows the west front of the house. “Paul Temple”, probably actor Kim Peacock, with the Vicar Fr Bernard Edmonds and wife Frances, opens the Garden Party.
The Vicarage was increasingly outdated and impractical for modern living. It was replaced by a modern Vicarage and a small private housing development in St Matthew’s Close.
Vicarage detail:
photo c.1890-
Church & Vicarage
photo c.1890-
Church & Vicarage photo c.1953s