The Bishop agreed. £30 were allocated to Mr Protheroe for fittings in the school, to be used as a temporary chapel, such fittings afterwards to be used in the church when built.
Correspondence between the Bishop's Association and the two Government departments continued. But, as the Bishop pointed out in a letter to Dr Warnford, "the delay is altogether to be attributed to the government who have held out hopes of contributing to the endowment, but cannot be brought to the point. I am sorry to say they view subjects of this kind in a very different light from what you and I do".
Correspondence between the Bishop's Association and the two Government departments continued. But, as the Bishop pointed out in a letter to Dr Warnford, "the delay is altogether to be attributed to the government who have held out hopes of contributing to the endowment, but cannot be brought to the point. I am sorry to say they view subjects of this kind in a very different light from what you and I do".
Despite all it's efforts, the Church Building Association finally disassociated itself from the projected new church at Cinderford.
The Crown insisted on sole patronage of the church and the rules of the Association stated the Bishop should be patron. However, the Crown must at last have moved in the matter as building was commenced on the 6th September 1843 and was completed on the 22nd October 1844.
Trustees for the building were James Henry Lord Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, and Henry Pelham, Earl of Lincoln. The Crown retained the patronage.
The Crown insisted on sole patronage of the church and the rules of the Association stated the Bishop should be patron. However, the Crown must at last have moved in the matter as building was commenced on the 6th September 1843 and was completed on the 22nd October 1844.
Trustees for the building were James Henry Lord Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, and Henry Pelham, Earl of Lincoln. The Crown retained the patronage.
It was necessary for the church at Cinderford to be built as in 1842 the Forest of Dean had been parochialised.
The Forest was split into four parishes. Three already had their churches: Christchurch, near Coleford, St Paul at Parkend and Holy Trinity, Drybrook.
The parish of St John, Cinderford, was duly registered in 1845, subsequent to the dedication of the Church.
The Forest was split into four parishes. Three already had their churches: Christchurch, near Coleford, St Paul at Parkend and Holy Trinity, Drybrook.
The parish of St John, Cinderford, was duly registered in 1845, subsequent to the dedication of the Church.
The architect appointed was Edward Blore, 1787 - 1879, an English architect and artist, who developed an enthusiasm for Gothic architecture. He was special architect to William 1V and Queen Victoria. Sir Walter Scott was so impressed by his sketches for Abbotsford that he engaged him straight away to build a house for him. The list of churches and houses for which Blore was responsible is impressively long.
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