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Demolition & Redevelopment

Demolition of St Alban’s Church, Coombe Road

A very sad sight to behold.
Demolition & Redevelopment : Churches
Published: August 22, 2013

St Albans was built between 1910-14. The church survived 100 years. Due to a lack of finances and a leaking roof St Albans was closed in 2006. Whilst watching the demolition I was told a lovely little story by a man passing by. He told me that back in the early 1900s people in the neighbourhood had paid for the building of the church by buying a brick each.

100 years later it has been demolished and flats are to be erected in its place.

 

St Alban's Church, Coombe Road 1 (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk
(c) Carol Homewood
St Alban's Church, Coombe Road 1 (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk
(c) Carol Homewood
St Alban's Church, Coombe Road 1 (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk
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St Alban's Church, Coombe Road 1 (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk
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St Alban's Church, Coombe Road 1 (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk
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St Alban's Church, Coombe Road 1 (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk
(c) Carol Homewood

Update March 2015: The new houses are almost complete. Lovely to see they have embedded the foundation stone to the church in the new front wall.

 

St Alban's Church, Coombe Road 8 (c) Carol Homewood brightongirl.org.uk
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Update March 2015. The new houses are almost complete. Lovely to see they have embedded the foundation stone to the church in the new front wall.
(c) Carol Homewood

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