Martin
Claris - vicar from 1895 until his early death in 1898
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St Matthew's Church,
Lavender Hill
St Matthew's was the original church in
the parish. At the
top of Rush Hill Road, it opened in 1877. When the
new parish was created in 1895 it was assumed that St
Matthew's would become the parish church but the authorities
ruled that it was not suitable. St Barnabas' was built as a
result but worship continued at St Matthew's until 1941.
Flats were built on the site in the early 1960s. Communion plate
from St Matthew's continues to be used at St Barnabas'.
The last member of
St Barnabas' to have worshipped at St Matthew's died in
2005.
The trees remain. Click here for 'The Story of St Matthew's'
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