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Click to view map Coordinates: | The first church on this site was built by Major Charles C MICHELL. The land on which this church building was erected was granted by Sir Lowry Cole on 30 August 1832 and the church was opened on 16 February 1834. In 1848 Bishop Gray was invited to a meeting to consider extensions to the church. He submitted designs which were accepted. These are believed to be modifications by Sophia GRAY of a design by BUTTERFIELD. The foundation stone was laid on 20 February 1849. In 1852 it was decided to discontinue work on the bell tower until adequate funding was found. In June 1854 architects PENKETH & CALVERT were brought in to complete the church. In 1880 MICHELL’s church was demolished to make way for the new stone chancel designed by London architect William WHITE. In 1903 BAKER and MASSEY added a Rectory (Pryce-Lewis list 14 858). In 1936 a vestry was added to mark the centenary of the church (see foundation stone above). Charles MICHELL is commemorated by a stained glass memorial coat-of-arms in a window in the nave of the church. Books and articles that reference St Paul's Church - Second
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