All Revd Up & Ready To Go

mark-william-by-tim-marshallTim Marshall, Photography Technician at CSM, publishes Kings Cross Stories where a recent post features your friendly neighbourhood chaplains. More of Tim’s work can be seen at behance.net including these images taken for a Guardian article on the 59 Club, the largest motorcycle club in the world, started by ‘Ton-Up’ vicar William Shergold …being that he was a motorcyclist himself, Father Bill decided to hold a church service for motorcyclists in 1962. He finally plucked up courage and visited The Ace Cafe on the North Circular Road and handed out leaflets about the service. He had an immense reaction. The church was full of Rockers. Even some of their bikes were brought into the church to be blessed.

photographs above by Timothy Hadrian Marshall

ps check out these great archive photos (and many more) on the 59 Club website