Borehamwood, St Michael's Church c.1965
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Photo of Borehamwood, St Michael's Church c.1965

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The foundation stone was laid in October 1954 by the late Princess Margaret and blessed by the Lord Bishop of St Albans. St Michael's was built to provide a church for the rapidly expanding town of Borehamwood. The bell came from the mortuary chapel at Ayot St Peter, to whom it had been donated by Charles Willes Wilshere of The Frythe in 1876.

Memories of Borehamwood, St Michael's Church c1965

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In 1953 my father worked as a builder contractor and was persuaded to allow the new vicar, the Rev .Lawrence, to hold Sunday school in a temporary bricklayer's hut. So every Sunday we picked our reluctant way through the mud and scaffolding to spend an hour listening to stories. Eventually, St. Michaels and All Angels was built and I remember standing in my scout's uniform waving a union jack when it was opened by Princess Margaret.