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St Peter and St Paul, Chingford

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St Peter & St Paul Parish Church, Chingford
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LocationChingford, London, E4 7EN
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipAnglo-Catholic
Websiteparishofchingford.org.uk
History
StatusActive
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Heritage designationGrade II* listed
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Chelmsford
ArchdeaconryArchdeaconry of West Ham
ParishChingford
Clergy
RectorVacant
Honorary priest(s)The Revd Canon Rodney Matthews
AssistantThe Revd Marilyn Claydon
Deacon(s)The Revd Prof Maxwell Hutchinson
Laity
Director of musicMichael Emerson
Churchwarden(s)Richard Vincent
SacristanTeresa Law

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

History

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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

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

Notable clergy

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  • Notice board
    Notice board
  • Front of the church
    Front of the church
  • Side of the church
    Side of the church
  • Graveyard
    Graveyard

References

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  1. ^ a b Historic England (28 June 1954), "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 30 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Chingford: St Peter & St Paul, Chingford". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
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