St Edmund, Chingford

The Church of St Edmund, Chingford is a Grade II listed Church of England parish church at Larkswood Road, Chingford, in Greater London.[1]

St Edmund's Church, Chingford
View of the western end of St Edmund's Church
LocationLarkswood Road Chingford, London, E4 9DS
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitehttps://stedmund.org.uk/
History
StatusActive
DedicationEdmund the Martyr
Dedicated1909 (original building)
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Heritage designationGrade II listed
Designated24 February 1987
Architect(s)Nugent Cachemaille-Day
StyleSimplified Perpendicular Gothic
Years built1938 (present building)
Administration
ArchdeaconryWest Ham
DioceseChelmsford

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.[2] A church hall was built in 1927.[3]

The present church was built in 1938; the architect was Nugent Cachemaille-Day,[1] who was a leading British exponent of Expressionist architecture.[4] 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".[1] The exterior is clad in knapped flint, reflecting the vernacular Essex tradition.[5] A separate ecclesiastical parish was formed for St Edmund's in 1939.[3] It became a Grade II listed building in 1987.[1]

The original St Edmund's church building of 1909 in Chingford Mount Road, now known as Ryan Hall.

References
  1. Historic England, "St Edmund, Chingford (1191122)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 September 2014
  2. "110 years of a Witnessing Community". stedmund.org.uk. St Edmund’s Church. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  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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