St Edmund, Chingford facts for kids
Quick facts for kids St Edmund's Church, Chingford |
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View of the western end of St Edmund's Church
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| Location | Larkswood Road Chingford, 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 | Simplified Perpendicular Gothic |
| Years built | 1938 (present building) |
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| Archdeaconry | West Ham |
| Diocese | Chelmsford |
The Church of St Edmund, Chingford, is a Grade II listed Church of England parish church at Larkswood Road, Chingford, in Greater London.
History
St Edmund's Church was originally consecrated in January 1909 by the Bishop of St Albans as a chapel of ease for the parish church of St Peter and St Paul, Chingford, in a building now known as the Ryan Hall in Chingford Mount Road. A church hall was built in 1927.
The present church was built in 1938; the architect was Nugent Cachemaille-Day, who was a leading British exponent of Expressionist architecture. It has a nave of four bays, with two wide aisles, transepts and a short chancel. A low square tower is over the crossing. The style is described as "simplified perpendicular Gothic". The exterior is clad in knapped flint, reflecting the vernacular Essex tradition. A separate ecclesiastical parish was formed for St Edmund's in 1939. It became a Grade II listed building in 1987.
