Ansdell, The White Church c.1955
Photo ref: A89004
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Photo ref: A89004
Photo of Ansdell, The White Church c.1955

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This famous landmark situated at 22a Clifton Drive has always had this name because of its pure white exterior. The interior is similarly eye-catching: a series of colourful stained glass windows depict incidents in the lives of fighters and martyrs for the freedom of faith. Built in 1912 in Byzantine style, the church is at present (October 2004) encased in scaffolding.

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A Selection of Memories from Ansdell

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Ansdell

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My parents emigrated to Australia in 1968 but I still bear the scars of an altercation with a golf club at the hands of a childhood friend in the back street behind Derby Road, Ansdell. I inadvertently walked behind someone who was swinging a club and collected my chin, a bloody mess, literally. I had a friend called Jillian Anderson and am related to the Hewertsons (Alice and Braithwaite) who had a milk round in ...see more