1924 A Souvenir of the Festival of Completion of St Matthews Church, Southsea
24th January 1924
Front Cover
Pages 2 & 3 - Thomas Humphries Photography
E Bradshaw & Sons Paving Contractors
Pages 4 & 5 - F Jackman Family Butcher
Portsmouth Motor Precision Works
Pages 6 & 7 - Haig's Motor Co
J Tomsen Coal Merchant - WJ Kerby & Co Tobacconists
Pages 8 & 9 - Incorporated Church Building Society
Blessing of the Completion of the Parish Church by the Lord Bishop Of Winchester
With Order of Service and Note by the Parish Priest
Pages 10 & 11 - The Trust - A Letter (July 1896) from The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury to Bruce Cornford Founder
Photos of Parish of St Matthew roofs & St Matthew's Mission Hall
Pages 12 & 13 - The Fulfilment - A Letter (November 1923) from The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury to Bruce Cornford Founder
Photo of the Bishop of Winchester
Pages 14 & 15 Hoopers Southsea Ltd Fishmongers
Photo of The Rural Dean of Portsmouth Rev WH David MA
Pages 16 & 17 - Bowerman Bros Electric Lighting & Water Heating
Photo of Rev E Bruce Cornford MA Founder of the Church
Pages 18 & 19 - The Portsmouth Brickworks
Photos of our Architects - JT Micklethwaite FSA & Sir Charles Nicholson Bart
Pages 20 & 21 - DE Bedford AAI Estate Agent - Corbins Shoes
Photos* of our Builders - James Crockerell & Samuel Salter* & Frank John Privett
Pages 22 & 23 - The Southsea Ideal Mineral Waters Ltd
Photo of The Quire Gate - Message from the Bishop of Southampton Cecil Southampton
Pages 24 & 25 - Samuel Salter Builders
Photo of The North Side of St Matthew's Church under completion 1923
Pages 26 & 27 - Southsea Electric Carpet Beating Works
Photo of The Quire Gate and Rood 1923
Pages 28 & 29 - Pearson's Cars, Motor-cycles, and Bicycles
Photo of The Ladye Chapel Tabernacle and Altar 1908
Pages 30 & 31 - Wm Hill & Son and Norman & Beard Organ Builders
Photo of The South Side Looking East (shewing Great Organ Loft)
Pages 32 & 33 - Norwich Union Insurance
Photo of The South Side Looking West - Erected in 1922 Shewing War Memorial
Pages 34 & 35 - Photo of John H Jackson Organist and Choirmaster - Service of Praise - Anthem Psalm
Hymn, Lesson, Solemn Melody, and Psalm
Pages 36 & 37 - Sermon by The Lord Bishop of Chichester - Psalm
Hymn, Te Duem, The Benediction by the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, Overture
Pages 38 & 39 - Walker, Morley & Co Glassworks
Photo of The Nave Looking West 1923
Pages 40 & 41 - George Peters & Co Ltd Wine And Spirit Importers
Photo of The Nave Looking East 1923
Pages 42 & 43 - SJW Earle Groceries & Provisions - King's Hotel
Photo of Our Three Churchwardens Dr AE Marwood, Mr RW Davison, Capt CE Ramsden
Pages 44 & 45 - HE Sanders Rock Garden Design
This Church is Furnished with Seven Altars:
The High Altar
The Ladye Chapel Altar
The Altar In The Chapel of St John
The Children's Altar
The Founder's Altar
The Rood Altar
The Chrism Altar
Pages 46 & 47 - The Flexteel Industry Bedsteads and Mattresses
Photo of His Worship The Mayor of Portsmouth Alderman GW Corbin
Pages 48 & 49 - Pickords Removals
Photo of Roedean School Brighton
Pages 50 & 51 - Young & Sons High-Class Dairies - Skeens & Paine Millinery and Drapers
Photo of the Head-Mistresses of Roedean School Miss Penelope Lawrence MA, Miss Dorothy Lawrence, Miss Millicent Lawrence
- WM Cole Pork Burcher
Pages 52 & 53 - Longs Ale Sout
Photos of Our Deaconess Rosa Westmorland, Our Scaristan Horace WL Loader, Our Verger WH Barker, Our Quantity Surveyor Lieut-Col E North RE OBE
Pages 54 & 55 - FL Batten Builder Decorator
Photo of the Assistant Curates of the Parish Rev AJ Hards, Rev AE Sargant, Rev F Bell
Pages 56 & 57 - Rhodes The Chemist
Church of St Matthew Preachers on Sunday 27th January 1924 The Very Rev The Dean of Westminster (Bishop Ryle),
and The Archdeacon of Chichester (Ven Benedict G Hoskyns)
Sundays at 6.30pm:
3rd February The Lord Bishop of Guildford (The Rt Rev JG Randolph)
10th February The Archdeacon of Winchester (Ven AE Daldy)
17th February The Archdeacon of Surrey (Ven AE Daldy)
24th February Rev Gordon Selwyn (Editor of "Theology")
3rd March Rev Allan Gunn (Late Hon Sec Portsmouth Church Extension Fund)
10th March Rev G Stanley Morley (Late of the Staff)
Pages 58 & 59 - Box Clement & Co Stationers & Printers - Arthur Mills Draper
Photo of St Matthew's Church Council 1924
Pages 60 & 61 - Charles Haines Tailors
St Matthew's Clergy, Choir and Servers 1924
Pages 62 & 63 - Brunswick Dry Cleaners - EW Summerbee High-Class Grocer
Photos of Miss L Smithers Mistress of the Robes and Assistant to the Deaconess (since 1896)
and Mr Harold Clover Master of Ceremonies
Pages 64 & 65 - H & G Simonds Ltd Brewers and Wine Merchants
Joshua Warsow Tobacconist
Pages 66 & 67 - J & R Hemsley Coal Merchants
WH Barrell Printers and Stationers
Back Cover - Dimmer & Sons Jewellers
High Altar St Matthew's Church
