John Keble Church, Mill Hill facts for kids

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John Keble Church
Location	Mill Hill, London, HA8 9NT
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Anglo-Catholic / Central
History
Status	Active
Architecture
Functional status	Parish church
Administration
Parish	John Keble Church, Mill Hill
Deanery	West Barnet
Archdeaconry	Archdeaconry of Hampstead
Episcopal area	Edmonton Episcopal Area
Diocese	Diocese of London

The John Keble Church is a Church of England parish church in Mill Hill, London Borough of Barnet. The church was completed in 1936 and is of a modernist design. It is the only church dedicated to John Keble, one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement. It is a Grade II listed building.

History

The church was designed by D. F. Martin-Smith. It was consecrated in 1936.

On 18 May 1989, the church was designated a grade II listed building.

Notable clergy

• Edward Holland, curate from 1969 to 1972, later Bishop of Colchester
• Robert Atwell, curate from 1978 to 1981, later Bishop of Exeter
• Martin Poll, curate from 1987 to 1990, later Archdeacon for the Royal Navy

List of vicars

• 1932–1941: Oswin Gibbs-Smith; first vicar, later Dean of Winchester
• 1941–1957: Edward Motley
• 1958–1963: Rennie Simpson; later Archdeacon of Macclesfield
• 1963–1970: John Ginever
• 1971–1979: John Dennis; later Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
• 1981–2009: Oliver Osmond
• 2010–2015: Chris Chivers; later Principal of Westcott House
• 2016–present: Simon Rowbory

Gallery

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  Interior, looking east

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  Interior, looking west

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  The font

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  The tower