St Gabriels Canning Town

[mazwad]

Thanks Harry I would appreciate that.  As I said before I did visit Stratford library last week but wasn't looking for it then.  I was following up on some baptisms and had a lot of help from two lovely ladies in the archive department. 

They helped me fnd my dads christening in St Andrews church records, the name I was looking for was Claridge, so if you know the ladies there please tell them how much I appreciated their help.

Thanks also to Kesannah who went looking for me.

[John Mace]

No photo just a query in case any of you happen to have seen a photo of this church. I  have been told by a cousin researching that none exist.  I find that hard to believe as surely people had wedding photos with it in the background hence my query on this board.

It wasn't demolished until about 1940.

Thanks Harry I would appreciate that.  As I said before I did visit Stratford library last week but wasn't looking for it then.  I was following up on some baptisms and had a lot of help from two lovely ladies in the archive department. 

They helped me fnd my dads christening in St Andrews church records, the name I was looking for was Claridge, so if you know the ladies there please tell them how much I appreciated their help.

Thanks also to Kesannah who went looking for me.

After years of searching I have found an original postcard of st Gabriel, the collector charged me a fair bit but it was well worth it most of my family lived ,married and died in and around the church

[Pamela21]

Wow! You actually have a photo of St Gabriel's? Our family used that church a lot and we've been searching for a photo for years but to no avail. Any chance you could share it, either here or privately? I do have an aerial view to share, although it is obscured by trees. It shows the surrounding area after bombing and was taken not long before it was demolished.