tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650332.post7740985283416724466..comments2024-03-18T08:20:19.461+00:00Comments on Transpontine: A Welsh Church on Lewisham WayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650332.post-17825405773143399132014-03-03T18:33:21.454+00:002014-03-03T18:33:21.454+00:00Thanks Malcolm, there is apparently something in t...Thanks Malcolm, there is apparently something in the deeds of the Welsh church building specifying that it must not be used for alcohol or anything that interferes with the business of St Johns..https://www.blogger.com/profile/17026835814805695527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650332.post-80582968518401622822014-03-03T14:38:17.492+00:002014-03-03T14:38:17.492+00:00The Minister's House was originally called Luc...The Minister's House was originally called Lucas Villa and was built in 1824 as the private residence of the Lucas family. Jonathan Lucas, who returned from making his fortune in South Carolina, bought it and the surrounding land. His family developed the estate of Deptford New Town (now what we call St John's). When St John's Church was built (1854-5) to serve the new parish, the family sold the house to St John's to become its Vicarage - the church was built in its garden. Subsequently St John's church sold the Vicarage to the Welsh Presbyterian Church in 1924 when the hall was built.Malcolm Bacchusnoreply@blogger.com