St. Mark's took approximately 18 months to build and was
incomplete at the time of the consecration. 
St. Mark's was consecrated at 11.30 am 
on Good Friday 24th April 1866.

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The two pictures above were taken between November 1864 and April 1866.  
Unfortunately the pictures are of very poor quality, but at least they give you some idea
of St. Mark's heritage.  They show St. Mark's being built.

St. Mark's Church Site was purchased on the 11th August 1862 from Charles Churchill.
The Church was built by James Wilkins and Son. The Bond & Agreement To Build is
dated 6th August 1864.  The Church Building itself only, cost £5701.00.  It was all the
extra's which caused the problems, which it is why the church was incomplete at the
time of the Consecration.

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This artists impression (left) of how St. Mark's 
should have looked  was taken off the
consecration document dated 1866.  It shows
just how splendid the Tower would  have been
if they had not run out of money. 
It is interesting to note that as late as the
1930's there were calls  in the press for its
erection.  Short of a rich benefactor emerging  
it was unlikely  to be built, and it  never was! 

The picture (left)
is a cutting out
of an early copy
of Marksman in
April 1966 on our
Centenary.

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This picture (above left) was taken shortly after the Church was opened.  The original is a
very lo-grade quality picture. I believe it to be in the late 1800's. 
If you look carefully you can see the wrought iron screen separating the Chancel from the
 Apse near the Altar. 
The picture (above right) is of the Altar and the Reredos of the 4 Apostles ,and Jesus,  in
the Apse and was taken in 1953. Notice how richly decorated it is.  It was all painted over
in the 1970's in a plain cream colour.

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The picture (above left) is of what was a small chapel in the 1950's.  It is now used to house the musical instruments etc.  The picture (above right) is from the 2001 calendar.  The original picture was taken by Steve Lucock and Wayne Hickmott did this picture from the photograph.

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When the Church was built in the 1860's it was enclosed by a dwarf wall carrying an iron railing, with handsome gates.  Judging by this picture (above left) taken in 1907, we can only see the dwarf wall.  We are not sure what happened to the railings or the handsome gate.  The picture (above right) was taken in the 1950's.  The Church  looks very austere in both the pictures.  You can see that the dwarf wall has been taken down and that the garden around the Church has been planted trying to make the Church more inviting.  

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The picture (above) 
is more up-to-date, it was
taken in September 2001. 

Above picture was painted by
Roger Milton  over 10 years ago.
A nice addition to the gallery.

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The picture (above left) is of the wedding of Jennifer & Thomas which we believe was held in 1955.  The picture (above right) is another picture of St. Mark's taken in the 1950's.

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Marie Rose Allen and Dennis Robert Tottman were married in our church on the 6th October 1962.  They were married by Rev. P.S. Russell. Whom we believe is the clergyman in the picture.
Pictures donated by Jenneclair Tottman.
I have included them as you can see the way St. Mark's looked in the 1960's. 

Paul. S. Russell came to St. Mark's as a Curate just after David McInnes left.

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