Up to 1876
St. Luke’s, Ramsgate
The following shows an extract from a booklet produced in the 1920s, which gave the history of the first 50 years of St. Luke’s. The first picture is of the vicar in the 1920s, but the text tells us of the original vision and plans that led to the building of the church. It is notable how much money the Whiting family put into the project, but also that it was very much a local community effort. Work amongst children was also a priority right from the start.
The paragraph on the next page reads:
“.. and on All Saints Day, November 1st, 1876, the Church as far as then built – nave and aisles – was consecrated by the Archbishop, who expressed great admiration of the building with its arches of Caen stone and its pillars of red granite
Read on: 2. Vicar’s Letter – Rev. Whiting, 1890
Period Pages
1. The Building Phase
Up to 1876
2. Vicar’s Letter – Rev. Whiting
1890
3. Schools are set up
1876-1905
4. Vicar’s Letter – Rev. Hazledine
1906-1912
5. At the start of the Twentieth Century
1900
6. The Early Twentieth Century
1906-1926
7. Vicar’s Letter – Rev. Collins
1916
8. The First World War
1914-1918
9. The Coming of World War II
1936-1941
10. Vicar’s Letter – Rev. Williamson
1939
11. Rebuilding after the War
1944-1956
12. A Time of Change
1956-1985
13. The Church must come down
1988
14. Into the Twenty-First Century
1990-2016
St. Luke's Church Ramsgate 