Year	What Was Happening ?
« 1931	At St John's	In & Around Stratford	In The Church	In The World
1932	Cecil Morris becomes vicar of St John's.	Unemployment in West Ham reaches 20,642. Protest demonstration in the Romford Road turns into a riot.
1933		Walter Darling Topping becomes vicar of Christchurch. West Ham Tramways taken over by London Transport. First part of Stratford High Street Improvement Scheme opens.		Adolph Hitler becomes German Chancellor. The London Board of Transport is created. Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected US president.
1934 »	Percy Sowerby becomes vicar of St John's