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Trinity Church, Sutton
Trinity Church, Sutton is a Grade II listed church in the centre of Sutton, London. It was built in 1907 in the Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic style with Kentish ragstone with Bath stone dressings. It was designed by architects Gordon and Gunton. Location Trinity Church is situated in Cheam Road, Sutton. Its size and position make it a landmark in the town. History The church was officially opened on 2 October 1907 as Trinity Wesleyan Church, and replaced a former building nearby. It was renamed Trinity Methodist Church following the Methodist Union in 1932. In 1972 the Congregational and Presbyterian Churches united, and the Congregational church, Congregational and Methodism, Methodist congregations in Sutton also united, with Trinity becoming a joint United Reformed Church, United Reformed and Methodist church. Architectural features The church comprises a complex of buildings. Its most striking feature is its very unusual "crown and lantern" spire, a design shared wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Reform
Unity, United Progressive Movement and United Reform were the names used in Canada by a popular front party initiated by the Communist Party of Canada in the late 1930s. United Progressive/Unity in Saskatchewan Two of the movement's members, Dorise Nielsen and Walter George Brown, were elected to the federal House of Commons in the 1940 Canadian election and two United Progressives, Alan Carl Stewart and Herman Kersler Warren, were elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 1938 provincial election. The unity movement included Communists, members of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (despite objections from the CCF leadership), supporters of the Canadian social credit movement, and other populists and reformers opposed to the Liberal and Conservative parties. Dorise Nielson was elected in North Battleford under the Unity label, and Walter George Brown was elected as a United Reform Member of Parliament in Saskatoon City. Nielson was a supporter of the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |