Saint Mary Magdalene - Windmill Hill, Enfield, Middlesex

Date of birth Sep 1905 Registered in Kettering (3b187)
It is reporterd in the April 1936 edition of the Parish Magazine that the Rev. Trevor H.H.Kilborne. B.A. had been appointed as the new vicar. His age was not mentioned; but he was educated at Wellingborough and then took a two-year course in administration work. He took his B.A. at Leicester (Honours English). He then read theology and prepared for Ordination at Bishops' College, Cheshunt. He was appointed Deacon in 1930 and Priest in 1931. He was travelling Secretary for the Student Christian Movement. In 1933 he was Curate of All Hallows, Lombard St. and Secretary of a society working for the Unity of the Churches. He is keenly interested in music and holds views of that of a Broad churchman. The fact that he has a wife is also mentioned in passing.
Induction at St Mary Magdalene on Friday 5th June 1936.
After St Mary Magdalene he became Vicar of Sedgley.
He died in 1965.

1941 - 1948 A Watford Deakin

1948 - 1953 R Boylette Stewart

1953 - 1958 Frank Coventry

Revd Frank Coventry

The Rev Prebendary Frank Coventry, 1913 – 1994
After completing a PhD for English Literature at Emmanuel College Cambridge, Dr Coventry taught English at Raynes Park Grammar School before training at Lincoln Theological College under Eric Abbott.
He was curate at Dulwich for two years, and then Chaplain to the Theological Faculty at King’s College London for 5 years.
He was Vicar of St Mary Magdalene, Enfield from 1953 to 1958 and then Rector of St Marylebone Parish Church, Marylebone Road, NW1, from 1958 until his retirement in 1978.
He married Ursula Gaselee in 1948, having two daughters, the younger one born while at St Mary Magdalene.

1959 - 1966 Arnold Hellicar

Revd Arnold Hellicar

1967 - 1978 Cyril Witts

Trained at Sarum Theological College

1979 - 2001 John Sampford

Trained at Lichfield Theological College
Curate 1961 - 1965 St Philip, Lambeth
Curate 1965 - 1969 Beddington
Vicar 1969 - 1979 Christ Church, Hampstead

Revd John Sampford

2003 - Gordon John Giles

If anyone would like to supply profile details or photographs of any of these Priests which could be added to this section, please contact me. john@saintmarymagdalene.org.uk

Past Curates

1886 - 1895 - Rev G. Vasey
1889 - 1891 - Rev J.G. Bulman
1891 Jan-Nov - Rev O.A. Archer
1892 - 1896 - Rev J.H. Davis
1896 - 1901 - Rev J.I. Ball
1892 - 1907 - Rev G.D. Hughes
1908 - 1909 - Rev C.V. Raynor
1910 - - Rev W.J. Wright
1914 - 1916 - Rev H.M. Bankart
1916 - 1918 - Rev H. Daniels
1918 - 1920 - Rev A.R. Johnson
1920 - 1955 - No Curate
1955 - 1960 - Rev Gordon Martin
1960 - 1972 - No Curate
1972 - 1973 - Rev Theo Cunningham-Burley
1974 - 1979 - Rev Dr R. Macqueen
1981 - 1982 - Rev Christopher S. Scott
1985 - 1988 - Rev Jeffrey G. Heskins
1989 - 1992 - Rev Jonathan W. Sewell
1993 - 1996 - Rev Reginald H. Dunn
1998 - 2002 - Rev Stephen Taylor
2004 - - Rev Jackie Fish