Dr. William Cockerill Orford

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, St Mary's Church, Akenham

• The church dates from the medieval period, the earliest fabric dating probably from the late 13th century.
• The tower was built during the next century, and more additions and alteration followed in the 15th century.
• The south chapel was added in the 16th century. The church was restored in the middle of the 19th century.
• During the second world war, in 1940, it was damaged by a mine dropped from a German bomber.
• It remained derelict until it was restored by local people assisted by the Friends of Friendless Churches in the 1960s.
• The church was declared redundant in 1976, and vested in the Redundant Churches Fund, the forerunner of the Churches Conservation Trust

Profile of: William Cockerill Orford

• Physician, M.R.O.S. & L.S.A.
• Fellow of Obstetrical Society.
• Practiced at Birmingham and Solihull.
• Lecturer, Queen's College & Sydenham on forensic medicine.
• Memorial church in window.