tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432133643734415429.post2835305670608398746..comments2024-03-15T07:29:28.378+00:00Comments on OLD DEPTFORD HISTORY: St Nicholas Church, Deptford and a Ghost Story.Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318768945646828358noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432133643734415429.post-90114531471120117222016-01-05T18:09:08.901+00:002016-01-05T18:09:08.901+00:00Hi,
The church was opened again after being rebuil...Hi,<br />The church was opened again after being rebuilt in 1958. Anonymous is correct that before then, the church hall (the old Methodist church) was used for services. The Pownels lived in the house next to the church hall.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06725055988100415352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432133643734415429.post-48995602952078172592015-06-22T23:51:39.316+01:002015-06-22T23:51:39.316+01:00Hi barbara parnell iv also heard that the sculls a...Hi barbara parnell iv also heard that the sculls are ment to be Adam and eve. But I might have heard wrongvicki fludder Ribbandsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432133643734415429.post-57561875511936563742012-07-29T14:51:29.735+01:002012-07-29T14:51:29.735+01:00Some info on St Nicholas. Did you know that the sc...Some info on St Nicholas. Did you know that the sculls on top of the entrance gates represent the victims of the plauge that are buried there and Christopher Marlow was murdered in a public house close to St Nicholas and he is supposidly buried there.There is a tomb in the churchyard for him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457177498989006423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432133643734415429.post-64833155722933833792012-06-14T14:03:29.997+01:002012-06-14T14:03:29.997+01:00Hi CB
St Nic's certainly had not been rebuilt ...Hi CB<br />St Nic's certainly had not been rebuilt in 1950.<br />If your Birth Certificate says St Nicholas then you would have been christened in the Church Hall, This was on the corner of Church St and Creek Rd and was used for all services, weddings, christenings etc.<br />The vicar at that time was probably Tom Pownel, too early for Ken Francis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432133643734415429.post-70285044917698128942012-06-08T11:37:47.243+01:002012-06-08T11:37:47.243+01:00Hi CB
I still a bit confused at what you are comm...Hi CB<br /><br />I still a bit confused at what you are commenting on, were you christened at St Nicholas or St Paul's?? and what were surprised to read about St Nicholas.<br /><br />Best regards<br /><br />AndyAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318768945646828358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432133643734415429.post-87624213396695494362012-06-07T09:31:21.831+01:002012-06-07T09:31:21.831+01:00aaahhh...apologies. I think I have confused St Pau...aaahhh...apologies. I think I have confused St Paul's with St Nicholas ? I was christened in St Nicholas'- still have the certificate but if St Paul's is near Bronze Street..that will be why my memories might deceive me! It was a loooong time ago! ;)CBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432133643734415429.post-86041714865320060592012-06-06T22:20:08.559+01:002012-06-06T22:20:08.559+01:00Hi, I've just read your post(having put in Dep...Hi, I've just read your post(having put in Deptford in Google Search after the TV program on BBC2 about the High Street of Deptford) I was surprised by your comments about St. Nicholas church. I was christened there as a baby in 1950 (born in Bronze St) so think it must have been a 'working' church at that date. I do have early memories of the church.. and playing in the play park opposite too, although we'd moved away by 1956C Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432133643734415429.post-51986105144756198722012-05-12T17:04:46.293+01:002012-05-12T17:04:46.293+01:00Sorry Anon but I dont understand your statement Ez...Sorry Anon but I dont understand your statement Ezekiel 37 states...<br /><br />Again He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! 5 Thus says the Lord God to these bones: “Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live. 6 I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.”’”<br /><br />7 So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone. 8 Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them.<br /><br />9 Also He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.”’” 10 So I prophesied as He commanded me, and breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.<br /><br />11 Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They indeed say, ‘Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off!’ 12 Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. 13 Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves. 14 I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it and performed it,” says the Lord.’”<br /><br />He certainly breathed breath into them here..Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318768945646828358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432133643734415429.post-6753780625630864802012-05-12T16:15:33.441+01:002012-05-12T16:15:33.441+01:00A correction on the valley of dry bones passage in...A correction on the valley of dry bones passage in Ezekiel chapter 37. It has nothing to do with the dead being raised, but is specifically concerned with God's restoration of the nation of Israel, which He brought about in May 1948. I'm rather surprised that the curate didn't put you right on that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432133643734415429.post-18252533121066288802010-05-25T19:33:09.902+01:002010-05-25T19:33:09.902+01:00Hello Steve,
Thanks for the info on the witch sto...Hello Steve,<br /><br />Thanks for the info on the witch story. I agree old building do make one hell of a lot of noise especially when dark. Can you expand on the ledgend?Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318768945646828358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5432133643734415429.post-41029218562557040472010-05-18T11:55:31.975+01:002010-05-18T11:55:31.975+01:00Hi Andy, I'd like to comment on the witch in t...Hi Andy, I'd like to comment on the witch in the tower story, if I may. My name is Steve Doel, I'm the vicar of St Nicholas, Deptford, and I have my office in the Crypt. I am often working in the church when there is no one there and when it is late, and I can testify that there are often creaking and banging noises around the building, sometimes even noises which sound like rapping. However they can all be explained rationally, every single one. And the story about the witch staying in the tower is, alas, purely a legend. There's nothing to fear at St Nick's - but there is a really interesting building set in lovely grounds, which is home to a lively and active congregation and community.Steve Doelhttp://www.deptfordchurch.orgnoreply@blogger.com