The following is a transcript of part of a talk which Mr Harry Berks (born 1909, died 1982) gave to the Women’s Institute and Young Wives during the 1970s.

During my years I have seen 7 vicars at Whittington, Reverend Cohu, Reverend Fleming, Reverend Outram, Reverend Peck, Reverend Meakin, Reverend Davis, Reverend Brothwell.  Of course, I should have done, for I was a choir boy from the age of 9 years, a member of the Church Council from 1930-1974 serving 44 years and 20 of these as people’s warden.  What a great change in all these years.  People came to church in horse and dogcart.  Colonel Seckham and family usually walked with son and daughter.  Mr and Mrs Inge of Broom Leasowe would come by horse and carriage.  What a lovely sight!  Major and Mrs Dyott along with Miss May and Miss Eleanor would come by horse and carriage also.  They lived at Crossroads then.

My first vicar, Mr Cohu, was a dapper little man and had three dogs, German sausage dogs called Faith, Hope and Charity – and charity started at Whittington Vicarage.

The oak panelling around the Church was put in by Colonel Seckham and the work was done by Mr F Foster, a village craftsman, and what a wonderful job he made.  The work was done in 1912.  Many people gave gifts that year.  The Dyott family gave the jewelled cross on the altar.  The Church Clock was put in also that year by Messrs Gettles of Lichfield and has since been restored by Mr & Mrs Harry Inge.  How grateful we all are for such kindness.  The Seckham family put a reredos to Colonel Seckham.  The Smith family put in the altar rail, also the choir boys’ front stall and left enough money invested for the new church organ.

Mr and Mrs Corn gave generously.  Mr Corn had the church aisle laid down and tiled – also the central heating was his scheme.