Christ the King Catholic Church, 2010
c. 2010 · Christ the King Catholic Church, Kingstanding
Christ the King Catholic Church.
The short parish history reproduced on Voices of Kingstanding says the parish was founded by Fr Michael Byrne, who came to the new Kingstanding estate in 1932 and first said Mass in a parishioner’s house on College Road, then in the College Arms assembly room and Cranbourne Road School, before a wooden church was built.
Under Fr John Clancy a new church was built: its foundation stone was laid in April 1962 and the first service was Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve 1962. The church was formally consecrated on 28 April 1994.
About this place: Christ the King Church
Local memories
What people who knew this place have said about it, in their own words. These are memories, not checked facts.
“Was’nt Crist the Kings nicknamed “The Crib”?”
“After I had done my stint in the Army I was there almost every week in the early 50’s at the dances that were held there.”
“they would then go dancing at Christ The King Friday night dance I can remember this was not a good place to go when the teddy boys were present, there many fights.”
“I recall the early days of the youth club with Steve Burke and Margaret mc Donald must have been somewhere 1962”
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