Fudgeman: Sorry it’s taken so long to check on this one. It’s definitely gone and life is too busy to maintain it properly so archiving to free up the space.
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St Mary’s started life as a church hall in the late 19th century not far from the church’s current location with seating for about 50 people. Ferndown was a newly developed area so the hall was ample for the areas needs and it fell within the parish of Hampreston. By the turn of the century the hall had become inadequate for the size of the congregation and, through the generosity of Lady Wimborne, was replaced by the present Church Hall.
For over thirty years the church hall served as both church and infant school but, by 1933, it was too small as a church for the growing population of Ferndown and the parish council launched an appeal for funds to build a new church. The site was given in May 1932 by Mrs Lyon who lived at 'Dudsway' in Dudsbury Avenue and by 1933 the sum of £4,000 had been raised which made it possible to construct the Nave as the first stage of the new church. By October 1935 work had started on the north and south porches and they were dedicated by the Bishop of Salisbury on 24th July 1936. With the outbreak of war in September 1939, all plans for further building were suspended but fund raising continued.
For twenty years after the war the church remain unfinished although in constant use. The inside, however, was steadily improved by local groups and through donations. When Mrs Lyon died she left the residue of her property which was worth around £2,000, to the Tower Fund. The money was placed in trust and invested for the day when the tower could be built. The restrictions placed on the use of the money did not allow it to be used for anything other than a tower and demanded the provision of an external clock. Building of the tower began in July 1971 and finished a year later, nearly forty years after building had started.
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