CHURCH DESTROYED BY FIRE
DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT £20,000.
St. Catherine's Church at New Cross was totaly destroyed by fire. Hassocks were saturated with oiJ. Threo women were within tho building prior to tho outbreak.
It is stated that there had been no fire in tho church for a fortnight, and the gas had not been lighted for two days. The flames enveloped the building in a few minutes.
The vicar suggests that tho women hid in tho cupboards at night. The damage amounts to £20,000.
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Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14660, 8 May 1913, Page 7
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