Revd. Oswald Lockhart Whitmee
1909 - 1914

"Mr. Whitmee was an eloquent preacher who, unfortunately, was often handicapped by indifferent health. It was during his pastorate that the Church obtained, at a cost of £525, a fine new organ, which was built by Mr. T. C. Lewis, of London, and opened in July, 1911. The size of the new organ necessitated a re- arrangement of the choir seating, which had previously been in the organ gallery. New raised seats were provided at right angles to the pews and on the west side of the pulpit....A Young People's Institute was formed in 1912..The Church Roll records the addition of 47 names."

6 May 1910

Accession of George V on death of Edward VII

15 April 1912 The 'Titanic' sank on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York after hitting an iceberg, with the loss of over 1500 lives