St Peter and St Paul, Chingford

St Peter and St Paul, Chingford
Location Chingford, London, E4 7EN
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Previous denomination Modern Catholic
Website Parish website
Architecture
Status Active
Functional status Parish church
Heritage designation Grade II* listed
Administration
Parish Chingford
Archdeaconry Archdeaconry of West Ham
Diocese Diocese of Chelmsford
Clergy
Rector The Revd Andy Trenier
Assistant priest(s) The Revd Susan Sayers
Honorary priest(s) The Revd Canon Rodney Matthews
Asst Curate(s) The Revd Tina Rollings
Deacon(s) The Revd Prof Maxwell Hutchinson
Laity
Director of music Mike Emerson, FRCO
Churchwarden(s) Joyce Hilton and Jan Harrison

St Peter and St Paul is a Church of England parish church in Chingford, London. The church is a Grade II* listed building.

History

It was built in 1844 by the architect Lewis Vulliamy, and the eastern parts were added in 1903 by Sir Arthur Blomfield.[1] It was paid for with £5,000 of his own money by Robert Boothby Heathcote, the then rector of All Saints, Chingford, who was concerned about the poor condition of that church.[2]

On 28 June 1954, the church was designated a Grade II* listed building.[1]

Present day

The parish of Chingford is in the Archdeaconry of West Ham of the Diocese of Chelmsford.[3] The parish stands in the Modern Catholic tradition of the Church of England.[3]

Notable clergy

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England, "St Peter and St Paul, Chingford (1065582)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 September 2014
  2. ↑ "Parish Church and Hall". The Parish of Chingford. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
  3. 1 2 "Chingford: St Peter & St Paul, Chingford". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

Coordinates: 51°37′52″N 0°00′04″E / 51.631192°N 0.001201°E / 51.631192; 0.001201


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