Churches - Bevendean History Project
St Mary Magdalen Church, Coldean - part 3
The Church Hall
The church hall was built by Braybon and Sons of Brighton with the
fitting out and decoration being done by church members. The architects
were Clayton, Black and Daviel of Prince Albert Street Brighton. The
new Church and Community Hall was officially opened on 3rd June 1972
after a Service of Thanksgiving in the Church, by the Mayor, Alderman
Gordon Packham.
In June 1973 Rev. Peter Chapman went to Plymouth and then to the Dartmouth Naval College to train for service in the Royal Marines. He worked as a Royal Navy Chaplain from 1973 to 1986.
In June 1973 Rev. Peter Chapman went to Plymouth and then to the Dartmouth Naval College to train for service in the Royal Marines. He worked as a Royal Navy Chaplain from 1973 to 1986.
St Mary Magdalen Church Hall built in 1971.
| Clergy at St Mary Magdalen’s, Coldean | |
| Cyril Henry George Bess | 1953 – 1960 |
| Richard Derek Payne | 1961 – 1963 |
| Derek Harold Cordell | 1963 – 1969 |
| Peter Harold White Chapman | 1969 – 1973 |
| Oluseye Abiola Abisogun Okikiade Olumide | 1973 – 1976 |
| Arthur Glyndwr Webber Grant | 1976 – 1980 |
| Benedict Mark Crowther-Alwyn | 1980 – 1983 |
| Quentin Marcus Ronchetti | 1983 – 1990 |
| Paul Robert Seaman | 1991 – 1995 |
| Colin Robert Lawlor | 1996 – 1999 |
| Christopher James Woodman | 2000 – 2003 |
| Rachel Carolyn Gouldthorpe | 2005 – 2012 |
| Betsy Gray-Hammond | 2014 – |
Development of the Coldean estate
Photographs
Platinum Jubilee Celebrations at Coldean on 5th June 2022
Letters from Buckingham Palace and the Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex
Coronation Celebrations at Coldean Church on 7th May 2023
Confirmation Service at Coldean Church on 13th June 2023
