St John the Evangelist, Shirley, Croydon
Shirley Church Road, Croydon, CR0 5EE
5 December 2021, 14:00 (music from 13:50)
A service to commemorate the exact 150th anniversary of the death of Margaret Ruskin, néeCock (2 September 1781-5 December 1871), buried with her husband, John James Ruskin (1785-1864), in the churchyard of St John the Evangelist.
Including a welcome from Dr Cynthia Gamble
Reading by Sarah Quill
Prayers by the Revd Lu Gale, Vicar
An address by Professor Dinah Birch CBE on Margaret Ruskin
Organ music played by Professor Francis O’Gorman
The service will conclude with an act of remembrance at the grave and refreshments in the church hall