Parish magazine : St. Leonard's Shoreditch

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Issue 8, August 1910. white paper, eight pages, black print. front cover is black and white photograph of St. Leonard's Church. 138 x 215mm

St. Leonard's Church

Shoreditch (Place)

No

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3rd Memory’s Garden (IV).
In our June issue we dealt with Halley and his famous comet, although
Perhaps we Londoners were somewhat disappointed with the celestial
visitor, for the comet certainly did not show to the best advantage in these
latitudes. Another fact of interest to Shoreditch folk is brought to light
in Dr. Samuel Smiles’ work, entitled “Men of Invention and Industry.”
In the chapter dealing with the invention of the screw propeller, he states:
“The late Dr. Birkbeck, in a letter addressed to the Mechanics Register in
the year 1824, claimed that John Swan of 82, Mansfield St., Kingsland
Road, was the practical inventor of the propeller.” John Swan
was a native of Coldingham, Berwickshire. He had removed to London
and entered the employment of Messrs. Gordon, of Deptford. Swan
fitted up a boat with his propeller and tried it on a sheet of water in the
grounds of Charles Gordon, Esq., of Dulwich Hill. “The velocity and
steadliness of the motion.” said Dr. Birkbeck in his letter, “so far exceeded
that of the same model when impelled by paddle wheels, driven by the
same spring, that I could not doubt its superiority ; and the stillness of
the water was such as to give the vessel the appearance of being moved
by some magical power.”
It will thus be seen, and the fact is certainly of interest to us, that a
former resident of Shoreditch played his part in company with Watt,
Bramah, Ressel, Trevethick, and Francis Pettit Smith, in bringing about
an invention that has revolutionised marine engineering.
(To be continued)
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No. 8.
AUGUST, 1910.
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St. Leonard's, Shoreditch,
MONTHLY PAPER.
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Vicar - REV. E. R. FORD, M.A. (Surrogate and Rural Dean)
Assistant Clergy —-- REV. A. A. DUFFIELD HARDING, B.A.
REV A. MACRAE, M.A.
Churchwardens—---
Mr. W. FIELD, Mr. R. HOWARD HALL.
Deputy-Churchwarden—--
Mr. F. C. FORD.
Sidesmen—-
Mr. M. C. BOULTER.
Mr. A. S. HART.
Mr. C. J. KEDGE.
Mr. W. KEPPLER.
Mr. A. T. KEYNTON.
Mr. F. MARTIN.
Mr. E. PECK
Mr. N. SHIRLEY.
Mr. H. G. STONELEY.
Mr. S. H. TAYLOR.
Mr. C. R. WILLIAMS.
Mr. W. WHITE.
Organist—
Mr. W. WARREN, F.I.S.C.
Deputy-Clerk—Mr W. BRADLEY
Lady Workers—Mrs. PIERPOINT, Miss TRAVIS.
Miss NATTRASS, Miss WHITE
Parochial Nurse—Miss BALL.
(Application to be made at the Vierage, M, Houston Square)
Reader—Mr. W. T. LEE,
Services.
HOLY COMMUNICATION—Every Sunday
at 8 a.m. : also 1st Sunday and
Great Festivals 7 a.m.
Also 1st, 3rd (and 5th) Sundays,
‘Choral, 11.45 a.m.
2nd and 4th Sundays, Plain,
12.25 p.m.
Every Thursday, 7.30 a.m.
Third Tuesday, 9.30 a.m.
Holy Days, 9.30 a.m., or as may
he announced.
SUNDAYS—Morning Prayer, 11 Evening Prayer 6.30. “People’s Service,” 8.15 p.m.
WEEKDAYS, Morning Prayer (with Litany on Wed. and Fri.) 9.30. Evening Payer, 8.
MEN’S SERVICE—Third Sunday, 3.30 to 4.15 p.m. First Sunday, Discussion in Church Room,
3.30 to 4.30.
YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERVICE-Last Sunday, 3 p.m.
CHILDREN’S SERVICES - Every Sunday, 11 a.m. and 6.45 p.m. in Church Room. First Sunday,
3 p.m. in Church.
COMMUNICANTS’ PREPARATION SERVICE—Saturday before 1st Sunday in Month, 8.30 p.m.
HOLY BAPTISM AND CHURCHING—Sundays, at 4.15 p.m. : Fridays, at 7.15 p.m. Other times
by arrangement.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS—In Church Room (Boys and Girls) and Choir Vestry (Infants) 3 p.m.
In Curtain Road L.C.C. School 10.30 a.m.
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Notices of Weddings, etc., to be given to Mr. W. BRADLEY at the Clerk’s House within
the Church gates.