Rural Deanery of Barking Conference Leaflet, 1941

Object number

LDVAL 2009.9.21

Description

Church material belonging to the donors Mother, Joyce Chipperfield (nee Stephens). Rural Deanery of Barking Leaflet for the conference of 1941. Joyce was born on 17th December 1920 and attended Castle school and during the 1920's was a choir member at St John's Church, Goresbrook Road Becontree, where she met her furure husband Robert Chipperfield, who's family had moved from Croyden early in the decade, to the new Becontree Estate. Joyce and R.A.F Sergeant Robert were married at St Margaret's Church on 22nd July 1944. They lived at 5 Castle Road with Joyce's parents, Alfred and Florence. Joyce was Church organist at St John's Church and regularly filled in at St Cedd and St Alban Churches, even after the couple moved in 1954. Joyce was Church organist at St Patrick's Church, Barking, for many years. Joyce and Bob moved to Southend-on-Sea in1979. Bob passed away in 2003, and Joyce currently resides in a care home in Thundersley.

Physical description

Rural Deanery of Barking Leaflet for the conference of 1941. Leaflet is cream in colour with black type, folded once with a blank back cover. The front cover details the conference and the inside lays out the agenda and lists the churches in the Diocese.

Condition

Good

Type

Leaflet

Size

Whole length: 189mm
Whole width: 127mm

Collection type

Ephemera

Inscription

Typescript Printed Front cover: Rural Deanery of Barking/ 37, Breamore Road,/ Seven Kings,/ Ilford, Essex/ June 4th, 1941.

Alternative reference

Entry Number 1757 (2009-06-08)

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Metadata
Institution	Valence House Museum
Type	Leaflet
Collection type	Ephemera