Keith Beanlands, bridegroom. Kathleen McAuliffe (bride) - 19 February 1955. Right of bride - Ettie Lord. Lady with black hat - Mary Naughton. St Thos. R.C. Church, Fairfield.
All that's missing on this delightful bridal scene is the groom - perhaps the little boys at Birchcliffe Sunday School were too shy to take part! The bride, centre, is Vivien Lord and her bridesmaids, left to right, are: Geraldine Whipp, Anne…
The church was built in 1848 in an Early English Style; it was a Million Pound church. The Sunday school, which can be seen on the left, was reduced to one story in the 1970s; this is now the church hall.