Sorry to see the firemen removing the ridge tiles and the blackened timbers tonight.Can anyone confirm that it was the result of a lightning strike ?
Tim Henderson ● 6537d9 Comments
PatriciaYes the Church building was previously the Congregational Church..and is listed in Kellys Directory for 1938 as being so. 30th July 1966 was quite a day ..as you say. I was playing cricket in Chiswick for Meadonians 2nds v Chiswick Polytechnic and the off field excitement was very distracting! Afterwards we joined the crowds in Kensington High Street tooting their car horns like mad. The England team stayed at the Royal Garden Hotel where celebrations took place as well.By the way Patricia..thanks for recommending..some time back... the Granary Bread Shop near Northfields Station/ Windmill Road! They must be the best bakers in the region!Brentford Free Church has a website too!http://www.brentfordfreechurch.com/
Jim Lawes ● 6517d
Wasn't it called The Congregational Church before ? My sister got married there on this day in 1966. The very day that England won the World Cup. It was a day to remember in more ways that one !
Pat Kingham ● 6517d
""Whatever time did you take them, the street is deserted!""About 5pm last Sunday Audrey..everyone at home getting ready for church perhaps!
Thanks for the pictures Jim. Whatever time did you take them, the street is deserted!
Audrey Walton ● 6518d
Of all the places for lightning to strike in Brentford!!----------------------------------------------------------The Notice Board has thanked those who saved the Church (and the occupiers at the time) from a worse fate:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Do you attend this Church? They have their own website too.-----------------------------------------------------Thanks to the charming Church musicians who spoke to me whilst I was wandering around seeking a good view and a little information!Let's hope the Church makes a full recovery>
Jim Lawes ● 6518d
Yes thats the one,just up from the Beehive PH.
Paul Fisher ● 6537d
Which is the Brentford Free Church, is it the one next to the Brentford Girls' School ?
Pat Kingham ● 6537d
Will the building be uninsured because this was an 'Act of God'?
Dan Evans ● 6537d
Yes it was lightening. I am told that nobody inside were hurt. It took a passerby to let those within the church know that they were on fire. A very lucky escape.
Linda Massey ● 6537d