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NEWS FROM THE GATEACRE SOCIETY (Jan.2012):
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Our next meeting:
THE CAST IRON CHURCH
St Michael-in-the-Hamlet
A talk by
Alan Matthews
on Sunday 29th January
at 2pm in Gateacre Chapel,
Gateacre Brow, L25 3PB
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The church of St Michael-in-the-Hamlet, Aigburth, was built in 1814-15 by John Cragg, the proprietor of the Mersey Iron Foundry. Designed by the architect Thomas Rickman, the church had a cast iron frame, cast iron 'gothic' windows and cast iron finials (painted to look like sandstone) on top of the brick tower. Cragg lived close by and his house - part of the new 'hamlet' which he had created - also incorporated cast iron features.
Alan Matthews is a former St Michael's churchwarden who now looks after the archives of the church, and has written the official guide book.
ALL ARE WELCOME to attend.
Admission free of charge
(Donations invited)
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Page created 18 Jan 2012 by MRC
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