The parish board wanted the building to be demolished to prevent possible “unworthy” re-use in the future. However, some neighbourhood residents were strongly opposed to the demolition of the church, and set up a committee to prevent this from happening. As one of its members told the newspaper Het Parool, demolishing the church amounts to “demolishing your history”.
The first Halloween procession to Crossbones to honour "the outcast dead" took place following the production of a play, "The Southwark Mysteries", at Southwark Cathedral. Led by local playwright and poet John Constable, processors were invited to tie ribbons, trinkets and messages to the gates that border the site. They also lit candles and sang.
The Chassé church became disused due to the declining number of practising Catholics in the neighbourhood. The local population had changed and now included Turkish and Moroccan migrants and their children. Later it also attracted young urban professionals. The building was left vacant for many years. It was used by squatters for a time, and later as a shelter for refugees. Some parishioners continued to meet in the vicarage.
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