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 == Victorian pastoral care? == 

 Is there an article on the boat people? I don't see much reference to them here.  What about including something like: 

 The church of St Thomas the Martyr, Oxford, under the curacy of John Jones, acquired in 1839 an innovative ""Boatman's Floating Chapel"", a houseboat to serve the families working on the river and the canals. This boat was St Thomas' first chapel of ease; it was donated by H. Ward, a local coal merchant, and used until it sank in 1868. It was replaced by a chapel dedicated to St Nicholas, which remained in use until 1892. 
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