Thanks so much for that Susannah, as although i am local and actually go to tht Church, being the organist too, we don't actually have any archives to speak of at the Church! I understand there was a big fire at some stage andmost were lost then. My daughters attend St Gregory's school too! It would be very kind of you to see what info/pictures there may be in the Museum...hadn't thought of asking there - d'uh! Have to rush off now...to church!...but thank you so much again - you're very kind! Bernie X ----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzannah Foad" <suzannah.foad@btopenworld.com> To: <isle-of-thanet@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 9:26 PM Subject: [ISLE-OF-THANET] SS. Austin & Gregory R.C. Church, Margate > Hi Bernie, The Church, small as it is, is still standing. > As you correctly say its on Victoria Road and the back faces onto > Charlotte > Place and the Spread eagle Public House. > The church was restored 1887 and there are brown and black tiles in the > street pavement in Victoria Road which looks to come out from the side of > the church. > They had a burial ground adjoining but now its paved over and has about 15 > feet by 20 feet at the back, concreted over but five or six stones are > cemented to the wall. fairly readable. Charles Sibert/Siggisbert was the > Roman Catholic Priest there for over 30 year late in the 19th century. > Some houses have just been built right next to the entrance of the Church > by > Clive Emsom. > > It was built c1802, and church is on the 1821 Edmunds Map and recorded as > located in Princes Street, Prospect Place and Ramsgate Road at various > times > through the Thanet directories. > > I can take Current day pictures if your not local. I can also give them a > ring, find out when they are open and taken some inside, but old postcards > are quite rare. I am working in Margate Museum this week and will have a > look at their archives and see if there is anything available. I have the > church on a 1909 Map, also a possible place for the school. > > Today there is a St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Nash Road Margate > CT9 > 4BU 01843 221896 > > Regards > Suzannah > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bernie Tuffs > To: ISLE-OF-THANET@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 8:25 PM > Subject: [SPAM] [ISLE-OF-THANET] searching for info... > > > Hi! > I'm searching for information about our Church - SS. Austin & Gregory R.C. > Church, Victoria Road Margate. > > It is over 200 years old and has apparently never been Consecrated. The > Archbishop is coming on 4th November to do this, and I have been charged > with the task of making a photographic (with some written info!) history > of > the Church. > > There was once a school on the land next to the Church...St. Austins??? > > If anyone is able to give me any info for any period, or share photos, or > just point me in the right direction to find this, I would be very > grateful - I've googled for hours and found nothing so far! > > Thanks in advance! > > Bernadette R M Tuffs > brmt@supanet.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ISLE-OF-THANET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ISLE-OF-THANET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message