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This is a photo of the interior of St John's Old Church just before it was demolished. It is a Christmas postcard and says on the reverse : "From all the family. This is Hensingham Old Church but it is pulled down now. The new one is getting built so when you come back you will see a great change".
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Although you do not give any date on the postcard would I be somewhere close to the mark in guessing this might be from December 1911? The foundation stone for the 'new' St John's, Hensingham was laid by the Countess of Lonsdale on 7 November 1911 (see Photograph No. 3 below).
For comparison to the 'old' St John's Church, Hensingham the other photograph below (No 1) shows the interior of the 'new' St John's as it was in 2011, the centenary year.
@ Jos
The postcard has not been through the post and I assume has been included with a letter or inside a Christmas present so there is no date. I am very grateful to you for posting the 1911 info which narrows the date down to 1910-11. Many Thanks
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