St Edmund, Chingford

St Edmund's Church, Chingford
St Edmund's Church, Chingford
	View of the western end of St Edmund's Church
Location	Larkswood RoadChingford,London,E4 9DS
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Website	https://stedmund.org.uk/
History
Status	Active
Dedication	Edmund the Martyr
Dedicated	1909 (original building)
Architecture
Functional status	Parish church
Heritage designation	Grade II listed
Designated	24 February 1987
Architect(s)	Nugent Cachemaille-Day
Style	SimplifiedPerpendicular Gothic
Years built	1938 (present building)
Administration
Diocese	Chelmsford
Archdeaconry	West Ham

TheChurch of St Edmund, Chingford,is aGrade II listed Church of England parish churchat Larkswood Road,Chingford,inGreater London.^[1]

History

St Edmund's Church was originally consecrated in January 1909 by theBishop of St Albansas achapel of easefor the parish church ofSt Peter and St Paul, Chingford,in a building now known as the Ryan Hall in Chingford Mount Road.^[2]Achurch hallwas built in 1927.^[3]

The present church was built in 1938; the architect wasNugent Cachemaille-Day,^[1]who was a leading British exponent ofExpressionist architecture.^[4]It has anaveof four bays, with two wideaisles,transeptsand a short chancel. A low square tower is over the crossing. The style is described as "simplifiedperpendicular Gothic".^[1]The exterior is clad in knapped flint, reflecting the vernacular Essex tradition.^[5]A separateecclesiastical parishwas formed for St Edmund's in 1939.^[3]It became a Grade II listed building in 1987.^[1]

References

^^a ^b ^c ^dHistoric England,"St Edmund, Chingford (1191122)",National Heritage List for England,retrieved7 September2014
^"110 years of a Witnessing Community".stedmund.org.uk.St Edmund’s Church. 27 January 2019.Retrieved2 December2020.
^^a ^bPowell, W. R., ed. (1973).A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6.London: Victoria County History. pp. 97–114.ISBN 978-0197227190.
^Torry, Malcolm, ed. (2004).The Parish: People, Place and Ministry: a Theological and Practical Exploration.Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd. p. 104.ISBN 978-1853115868.
^Cherry, Bridget; O'Brien, Charles;Pevsner, Nikolaus(2005).London 5: East.New Haven CT and London: Yale University Press. p. 85.ISBN 978-0300107012.

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[EnglishHeritage-1] Historic England,"St Edmund, Chingford (1191122)",National Heritage List for England,retrieved7 September2014

[2] "110 years of a Witnessing Community".stedmund.org.uk.St Edmund’s Church. 27 January 2019.Retrieved2 December2020.

[Powell-3] Powell, W. R., ed. (1973).A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6.London: Victoria County History. pp. 97–114.ISBN 978-0197227190.

[4] Torry, Malcolm, ed. (2004).The Parish: People, Place and Ministry: a Theological and Practical Exploration.Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd. p. 104.ISBN 978-1853115868.

[5] Cherry, Bridget; O'Brien, Charles;Pevsner, Nikolaus(2005).London 5: East.New Haven CT and London: Yale University Press. p. 85.ISBN 978-0300107012.

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v t e Churches inWaltham Forest
ancient parish churches (pre-1800)	All Saints, Chingford St Mary, Walthamstow St Mary, Leyton
Anglican daughter churches	St Barnabas Church, Walthamstow St Edmund, Chingford Emmanuel, Leyton St Peter and St Paul, Chingford St John, Leytonstone St Andrew, Leytonstone St Peter-in-the-Forest, Walthamstow
other denominations	Chingford United Reformed Church Kingsway International Christian Centre Our Lady of Grace and St Teresa of Avila St Eleutherius, St Anthia and St Luke the Evangelist

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