	1945 to 1957
	Rev Ernest Taylor M.A. - 1945 to 1968 When Mr Taylor took up his duties at Norbury on the 26th June 1945, he was at the beginning of yet another period in the Norbury Parish saga. The population of Hazel Grove had been steadily increasing since the mid 1920s. Then, after building restrictions had been lifted in the early 1950s, one housing estate after another obliterated the green expanses that surrounded the village. By the 1960s the population had nearly doubled. These newcomers brought fresh interests and ideas into the parish and some of the church groups and activities that had survived the war ceased to exist, to be replaced by others that served a useful period then faded away. Those that have survived have done so by adapting themselves to the changing needs of the years. Mrs Taylor, following the example of her predecessor, took an active interest in many of these changes. In particular she gave strong leadership to the women's organisations. 1939-45 War Memorial One of the first concerns of the PCC as the parish settled back into peace-time routine was to record, on a suitable memorial, the names of the 61 men who had not returned from the war. Mrs Screeton, whose only son was one of these, gave the oak panelling in the Sanctuary in his memory. (31) Unfortunately she did not live to see it completed, and when it was dedicated on the 14th March 1948, it became a joint memorial to her and to Flying Officer Paul Norbury Screeton. (31) The woodwork was by Shepardsons	During the following twelve months the rest of the chancel was panelled. (32) The names of the fallen in the 1939-45 conflict were inscribed on the South side, whilst the North side bore the names of those who fell in the 1914-18 war. This memorial was dedicated on the 29th May 1949. At the same time the interior of the Church was redecorated. Outside, the flagging of the pathways and the planting of trees and shrubs greatly enhanced the setting of the Church. The population had so increased by 1955 that consideration was given to the building of two Mission Halls, one on Hatherlow and the other in the Bosden Valley. A piece of land was offered for the latter and a local builder estimated the cost of the building at £3,500 but no action was taken. The New Vicarage The Vicarage, built at a time when domestic help was plentiful, was now too large and uneconomical for 20th century needs, and in October 1957 the foundations of the present Vicarage were laid, (33) and on the 3rd of May of the following year Mr Taylor and his family took up residence. The Hazel Grove & Bramhall UDC bought the old house and for a time it was a home for the elderly. Then, after being empty for a while it was taken over in July 1977, renamed the Pines, and used to provide short stay accommodation for the mentally handicapped. (32) Browns of Wilmslow did the work (33) The builder was Frank Marsland
	Norbury Parish Church, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Cheshire. Telephone: 0161-483 6325

1945 to 1957

Rev Ernest Taylor M.A. - 1945 to 1968

When Mr Taylor took up his duties at Norbury on the 26th June 1945, he was at the beginning of yet another period in the Norbury Parish saga. The population of Hazel Grove had been steadily increasing since the mid 1920s. Then, after building restrictions had been lifted in the early 1950s, one housing estate after another obliterated the green expanses that surrounded the village. By the 1960s the population had nearly doubled.

These newcomers brought fresh interests and ideas into the parish and some of the church groups and activities that had survived the war ceased to exist, to be replaced by others that served a useful period then faded away. Those that have survived have done so by adapting themselves to the changing needs of the years.

Mrs Taylor, following the example of her predecessor, took an active interest in many of these changes. In particular she gave strong leadership to the women's organisations.

1939-45 War Memorial

One of the first concerns of the PCC as the parish settled back into peace-time routine was to record, on a suitable memorial, the names of the 61 men who had not returned from the war.

Mrs Screeton, whose only son was one of these, gave the oak panelling in the Sanctuary in his memory. (31) Unfortunately she did not live to see it completed, and when it was dedicated on the 14th March 1948, it became a joint memorial to her and to Flying Officer Paul Norbury Screeton.

(31) The woodwork was by Shepardsons

During the following twelve months the rest of the chancel was panelled. (32) The names of the fallen in the 1939-45 conflict were inscribed on the South side, whilst the North side bore the names of those who fell in the 1914-18 war. This memorial was dedicated on the 29th May 1949.

At the same time the interior of the Church was redecorated. Outside, the flagging of the pathways and the planting of trees and shrubs greatly enhanced the setting of the Church.

The population had so increased by 1955 that consideration was given to the building of two Mission Halls, one on Hatherlow and the other in the Bosden Valley. A piece of land was offered for the latter and a local builder estimated the cost of the building at £3,500 but no action was taken.

The New Vicarage

The Vicarage, built at a time when domestic help was plentiful, was now too large and uneconomical for 20th century needs, and in October 1957 the foundations of the present Vicarage were laid, (33) and on the 3rd of May of the following year Mr Taylor and his family took up residence.

The Hazel Grove & Bramhall UDC bought the old house and for a time it was a home for the elderly. Then, after being empty for a while it was taken over in July 1977, renamed the Pines, and used to provide short stay accommodation for the mentally handicapped.

(32) Browns of Wilmslow did the work

(33) The builder was Frank Marsland

1945 to 1957

Rev Ernest Taylor M.A. - 1945 to 1968

1939-45 War Memorial

The New Vicarage

Norbury Parish Church, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Cheshire. Telephone: 0161-483 6325