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Christ Church, Isle of Dogs, Celebrates 150th Anniversary

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03/11/04

On Sunday 21 November, Christ Church, Isle of Dogs marked its annual festival of Christ the King by inviting past clergy back to share with the congregation in the celebration of 150 years since the completion of its building whcih started in 1852 and finished in 1854.

Pictured here are the Sovereign's Representative, Commander John Ludgate, Jim Fitzpatrick MP, The Rt Revd John Dennis, formerly Bishop of Edmundsbury and Ipswich, Vicar 1962-71 and The Revd Nicholas Holtham, Vicar 1988-1995 along with the current clergy and staff of the parish.

Christ Church was built by William Cubitt on land donated by the Countess of Glengall. Cubitt had a major impact in developing the South-East corner of the Isle of Dogs and the name Cubitt Town still bears witness to his influence.

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