| These images were donated to Acocks Green
library by Mrs Doris Worrall. Most of them show a Passion Play performed in
the church during the 1930s. If anyone can identify more individuals or give
more details about the Passion Play, we would be pleased to hear from them.
A sale of work, July 1938. In the back row are Rev. F. E. Compton, Mrs Wood.
Rev. P. J. Kelly, Mrs Tardan, Mr Nicols and Rev. B. P. Evans. In the front
row are Mrs P. J. Kelly, Mrs A. W. Adams, Miss Burrows, and Mrs Nicols. The
girl in front is Miss Brown.
The lady on the left with the child is Sarah Nokes (thanks to Michael
Allbrook)
Michael Allbrook sent us this photo. Sarah Nokes is front left, and Mary
Walker is in the middle, front row. This may well have dated from the 1930s.
From the left: Frank Tandy, Clough Spencer, Cyril Shipton,
the Curate, Alf Davies, ? Sprawson, lady not known (thanks to Val Chadd and
Eileen Dingley for this information)
Some of the people who took part in the Passion Play were: Patrick (Pat)
Dingley, Denys Dingley, Eileen Dingley, Clough Spencer, Winnie Franklin and
Winnie Izon (thanks to Val Chadd and Eileen Dingley for this information)
Introduction to St. Mary's
The Earl of Egmont and Acocks Green
Creation of the District, 1867
Illuminated address to Revd J.F. Swinburn,
1889
Church history, 1932
St. Mary's Acocks Green: "Out
of the ashes...", 1948
Extract from C.J.G. Hudson's booklet
on Acocks Green, 1966
Images of St. Mary's
church
Images from the 1930s |
