"The remaining portion of Barton Meadow, up to Cherry Tree Avenue,
is occupied by St. Barnabas Church and Parish Hall. The latter,
which stands next to the schools, is a long building of corrugated iron,
on a brick foundation, used for the Sunday School and parish meetings.
The church was commenced in the year 1901, the memorial stone, in front
of the chancel, being laid by Mr. Robert Hesketh Jones, J.P., on the 9th
of October in that year, the plans having been drawn by Mr. B. Ingelow,
architect, and the building, so far as the permanent part has been
carried out, was done by Mr. P. W. Paramour, of Dover. The portion
that was built is the chancel, the sanctuary, part of the north aisle,
and the first bay of the nave, giving a depth of 48ft. and a width of
21ft. The cost of the permanent work was £6130 4s. 7d., and when
the church opened for worship, in the following year, about £3000 of
that was left as a debt, towards which about £1000 has since been
raised. The original fund by which this church was built was £1800
from the Marriott Bequest and £1200 raised by subscriptions. The
charge of the new ecclesiastical district was accepted by the Rev. C. H.
Golding-Bird, M.A., and the congregations he attracted soon rendered
necessary an enlargement, which was effected by erecting a corrugated
annexe, where it is intended to build a permanent nave. The style
of the building is Early English, and, when completed, is intended to
consist of a chancel, sanctuary, south chapel, nave, north and south
aisles, and a square tower at the western end. The portions
completed indicate that the architect has correctly caught the spirit of
the Early English period, and that the complete structure, when it is
provided, will have a fine appearance, notwithstanding its low
situation. Early in 1907 the Rev. Golding Bird was appointed Dean
of the Falkland Islands, and the Rev. E. J. Hampson, Curate of Holy
Trinity, Folkestone, was appointed Vicar of St Barnabas."
(J.B.J.
1907)
