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Islingword Road Mission

By Eleanor Fry

My parents were members of this church congregation from the early 1930s onward. They were Louie Smythe and Frank Fry, in the centre of the front row of this photograph, which I think was taken at an outing about 1932.

I believe Mr Waldron is the distinguished looking gentleman in the high collar at the right-hand end of the middle row.

Does anyone recognise the rest of the people in the photo? If you recognise or can identify anyone, please leave a comment below.

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Islingword Road Mission group

From the private collection of Eleanor Fry

This page was added on 30/04/2010.

Comments about this page

I remember Mr and Mrs Waldron very well they were my Sunday School teachers at the Mission they were well liked. Mr Waldron showed the Magic Lantern afternoons as a special treat and we had great singalongs and Mrs Waldron played the organ and there was foot pedals that you were allowed to push sometimes if you remembered the books of the Bible. We had great parties and as I remember trips out too. You always took your own cup and plate. That was about 1946 onwards.

By Pamela (02/05/2010)

Mr Waldron was an incredibly long lived man! The photo is 1932 but he officiated at my wedding at the Mission in September 1972! He was always immaculately turned out, a proper dapper gent!

By Geoffrey Mead (04/05/2010)

Stumbled across these comments. I have been fascinated about the Mission as my great grandparents were teachers there back in 1898! I have a bible awarded to Louisa Parris my great grandmother in 1898 on becoming a teacher. My great grandfather Arthur Smith played the organ. Louisa Smith nee Parris lived at 48 Bentham Road latterly with my late grandmother and mother Gladys and Joan nee Morris, later MacRae.

By Stella Macrae (11/10/2010)