Reverend Willam La Trobe Bateman

The original ground plan

Exterior from the South West.

The Altar and Reredos. Picture thought to be about 1920

Another view of the screen.

The East end of the Church thought to be about 1920.

View from the Baptistry, taken in 1908

The view from the West Gallery

The Lady Chapel in 1934

Drawing of the interior looking South East

The North Aisle, looking East

The North Aisle temporary church - 1947 - 1951

The North Aisle temporary church - 1947 - 1951

First Vicar of the Parish and prime mover in the construction of the present building.

Total length including narthex - 160ft, internal length - 142ft

Total width including aisles - 77½ft, nave 29ft

Height of nave vaults - 51ft

Height of western turrets - 104ft

Intended height of tower and spire - 208ft (not built)

A drawing showing the building as it might have looked in the early years of the 20th Century.

At this time, the Altar was narrower and set higher so that it could be seen over the walls that enclosed the Sanctuary. The candlesticks were placed on a ledge above the altar and the tabernacle was set into the wall to the right.

The Sanctuary was enclosed by walls and gates that were destroyed during the bombing of 1944. The gates are still in the West Gallery, although much twisted by the blast. The pews were another casualty of the war.

Note the rear seven pews on the left are designated "For Men Only". There was further discussion in the 1930s about segregating the sexes due the unseemly noise during sermons.

Taken before the war. Note the gates and walls and the pews.

Survived the bombing and remains untouched.

By John Noyes 1937

Pictured in 1936

After the bombs landed in 1944, the North Aisle was bricked up and used as a temporary church. The wall is to the right of the photo but not visible.

After the bombs landed in 1944, the North Aisle was bricked up and used as a temporary church. This picture shows the altar that was used with the Italianate Tryptych "borrowed" from the Lady Chapel.