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in May 1961. Also, starting in 1965 (and ending in 2001), Stacey brought in the local
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Elizabethan spire had collapsed and the foundations were showing signs of strain. Thus a new church (the present one) was built from 1732 to 1739, close to the medieval church's site. An architect's name is not known; there probably was none. Plain brick churches with
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from 1740 once hung above the sanctuary but is now kept in the porch beneath the tower. The pipe organ was made by John
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341:King Alfred
191:Years built
1366:Categories
1176:(pre-1800)
1107:51°29′35″N
820:belvederes
728:window by
701:colonnades
635:pedimented
631:Bath stone
417:Long title
321:promontory
299:. In 2015
163:9 May 1740
149:Dedication
1110:0°03′33″E
815:Tom Cribb
533:style by
337:Ælfthryth
194:1732–1739
160:Dedicated
1387:Woolwich
1221:churches
1219:daughter
1217:Anglican
1174:churches
884:See also
691:Interior
609:Exterior
560:, later
547:vestries
525:In 1875
520:Deptford
433:5 Geo. 2
428:Citation
307:east of
277:Woolwich
269:Anglican
205:Province
67:Woolwich
63:Location
949:Wlevvic
722:reredos
709:chancel
627:cornice
623:copings
539:chancel
345:Henry I
291:History
285:England
217:Diocese
133:History
113:Website
107:Central
84:England
81:Country
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734:pulpit
615:Thames
545:) and
435:. c. 4
305:Thames
254:Rector
248:Clergy
239:Parish
176:Active
138:Status
75:London
1332:other
986:photo
543:crypt
440:Dates
422:Anne.
333:Ghent
1037:2008
910:ISBN
697:nave
576:and
122:.com
498:at
331:in
275:in
118:www
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