The earliest church building in the parish of Saint Alphage London Wall was attached to the old Roman city walls. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the nearby Augustinian priory was adapted for use as a parish church. This building was damaged by the Great Fire of 1666, and rebuilt in 1777. The parish of Saint Alphage London Wall was united to the parish of Saint Mary Aldermanbury (P69/MRY2) in 1917. The church of Saint Alphage London Wall was demolished in 1923, with the bells going to Saint Peter Acton. In 1954, the united parishes of Saint Alphage London Wall and Saint Mary Aldermanbury were united to the parish of Saint Giles Cripplegate.
Greenwich was a riverside settlement lying south of the River Thames in Kent, later part of London. Its parish church of Saint Alfege was a mediaeval foundation, erected to commemorate the martyrdom of Archbishop Alfege by the Danes (in 1012). After the roof collapsed in 1710 the church was rebuilt in the Baroque style by Nicholas Hawksmoor in 1711 to 1714 with money granted under the Fifty New Churches Act (1711), and consecrated in 1718. It stands near the junction of Greenwich Church Street and Greenwich High Road.
The church of Saint Alban was opened in 1889. Some of the fittings were from the old Saint Mary's Church, Teddington; while other fittings included seven silver lamps which were once in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The church was amalgamated with Saint Mary's, Teddington in 1975. The building became an arts centre.
From: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3: Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Cowley, Cranford, West Drayton, Greenford, Hanwell, Harefield and Harlington (1962), pp. 76-79.
The church of Saint Alban, Wood Street, was constructed on the supposed site of the chapel of King Offa, the 8th century ruler of Mercia, who founded Saint Alban's Abbey. The churchyard was used by the Barber-Surgeons' Company for the burial of dissected felons. The church was rebuilt in 1633 but burned down during the Great Fire of 1666. It was reconstructed by Wren to the same design in 1685-85, although a tower was added in 1697. After a bombing raid in 1940 everything except the tower was destroyed. The ruins were demolished in 1955, leaving the tower.
After the 1666 Great Fire, Saint Olave, Silver Street, was united with the parish of Saint Alban's; and in 1894 Saint Michael, Wood Street was united with Saint Alban's.
Information from The London Encyclopaedia, eds. Weinreb and Hibbert (LMA Library Reference 67.2 WEI).
The church of Saint Alban was constructed in 1887, while the parish was established a year later.
Saint Alban's Church originated as a mission on John Street. The permanent church was built between 1895 and 1897 by Aston Webb and E. Ingress Bell.The parish was created from the amalgamation of Saint Paul, Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith and Saint Andrew, Saint Andrew's Road. The parish is currently known as Saint Alban with St Augustine, Margravine Road, Fulham; following amalgamation with the church of Saint Augustine (founded 1901 on Lillie Road). The patronage is jointly held by the Bishop of London and the Corporation of London.
The church of Saint Alban, also known as Saint Alban the Martyr, originated in a mission run by the church of All Saints, South Acton, begun in 1882. The mission was run from halls and schools until 1887 when a permanent building was constructed. A district was formed in 1888. The patron was the bishop of London.
From: 'Acton: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 7: Acton, Chiswick, Ealing and Brentford, West Twyford, Willesden (1982), pp. 35-39. Available online.
The church of Saint Alban the Martyr is situated on Baldwin Gardens, off Grays Inn Road. It was constructed in 1863, designed by William Butterfield. The church building was severely damaged by enemy action in 1941; but was reconstructed to the designs of Adrian Gilbert Scott. The new church building was consecrated in 1961. The parish was united with that of Saint Peter's, Saffron Hill, in 1952. The area served by the church was poor and densely populated, and various missions and charitable programmes were established by the clergy and congregation; particularly curate Arthur Henry Stanton (1839-1913).
Reverend Alexander Heriot Mackonochie, 1825-1887, was ordained as perpetual curate at St Alban the Martyr in January 1862. He introduced various 'ritualistic', catholic elements to services, which prompted strict protestant John Martin to launch a lawsuit against him in 1867. The trial took place in the Court of Arches under the Church Discipline Act of 1840. Mackonochie was charged with elevating the host above his head, using a mixed chalice and altar lights, censing things and persons, and kneeling during the prayer of consecration. He was found guilty and suspended from office for three months. However, he did not cease the practices and in March 1874 a new lawsuit was brought by the Church Association, which resulted in a six-week suspension; while in June 1878 he was suspended for three years. Further proceedings in 1882 were halted by his resignation. More proceedings were launched against him in his new church and he resigned after only a year; returning to Saint Alban's as a freelance assistant. (Source of information: Rosemary Mitchell, 'Mackonochie, Alexander Heriot (1825-1887)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004.)
The church of Saint Alban the Martyr, Golders Green, was built as a chapel-of-ease to All Saints, Childs Hill, in 1910. It became the centre of a new parish taken from that of All Saints in 1922. The original church, a simple brick building, became the parish hall in 1933, when another church was built adjacent to it. The second church was by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, who also designed most of the fittings, in a Gothic inspired style. In 1979 St Alban was united with Saint Michael, Golders Green to form the new parish of Golders Green.
Saint Agnes was constructed in 1874-1875, designed by George Gilbert Scott in the Gothic Revival style. It was severely damaged in the Second World War and it was necessary to demolish the building. A new church was constructed in 1956 by architect Ralph Covell.
The parish of Saint Agatha was formed in 1872. It was merged with the parish of Saint James, Shoreditch, in 1915.
The Parish of Saint Thomas', Southwark was closely allied with Saint Thomas' Hospital and the Governors of the Hospital paid for the upkeep of the building and also appointed and paid the incumbent. The parish covered only eight acres and included the grounds of Saint Thomas' Hospital and much of Guy's Hospital and was therefore the parish church for the hospitals.
Th parish was not created until 1378 but there were certain parochial rights already in existance before then. The church was dedicated to Saint Thomas the Martyr until the reformation when the dedication was changed to Saint Thomas the Apostle. During the middle ages a substantial stone church was built and was granted to the corporation of the City of London with the hospital buildings at the refounding of Saint Thomas' hospital in 1551. This was rebuilt inbetween 1700 and 1702 with the interior work all being funded by the hospital.
In 1836 the parish was for poor law and other civil purposes united with Saint Olave's, Southwark and Saint John's, Horsleydown to form Saint Olave's Union. To this were added Saint Mary Magdelene, Bermondsey and Saint Mary, Rotherhithe in 1869. In 1898 Saint Thomas' Church was closed down and the parish incorporated into Saint Saviour's, Southwark for ecclesiastical purposes. The parish church of Saint Saviour later became Southwark Cathedral and Saint Thomas' church is now used as the Cathedral Chapter House. It also housed the Old Operating Theatre, Museum and Herb Garrett in the roof space of the church where an operating theatre was in use in 1821.
The Parish of Saint Thomas', Southwark was closely allied with Saint Thomas' Hospital and the Governors of the Hospital paid for the upkeep of the building and also appointed and paid the incumbent. The parish covered only eight acres and included the grounds of Saint Thomas' Hospital and much of Guy's Hospital and was therefore the parish church for the hospitals.
Th parish was not created until 1378 but there were certain parochial rights already in existance before then. The church was dedicated to Saint Thomas the Martyr until the reformation when the dedication was changed to Saint Thomas the Apostle. During the middle ages a substantial stone church was built and was granted to the corporation of the City of London with the hospital buildings at the refounding of Saint Thomas' hospital in 1551. This was rebuilt inbetween 1700 and 1702 with the interior work all being funded by the hospital.
In 1836 the parish was for poor law and other civil purposes united with Saint Olave's, Southwark and Saint John's, Horsleydown to form Saint Olave's Union. To this were added Saint Mary Magdelene, Bermondsey and Saint Mary, Rotherhithe in 1869. In 1898 Saint Thomas' Church was closed down and the parish incorporated into Saint Saviour's, Southwark for ecclesiastical purposes. The parish church of Saint Saviour later became Southwark Cathedral and Saint Thomas' church is now used as the Cathedral Chapter House. It also housed the Old Operating Theatre, Museum and Herb Garrett in the roof space of the church where an operating theatre was in use in 1821.
The Parish of Saint Thomas', Southwark was closely allied with Saint Thomas' Hospital and the Governors of the Hospital paid for the upkeep of the building and also appointed and paid the incumbent. The parish covered only eight acres and included the grounds of Saint Thomas' Hospital and much of Guy's Hospital and was therefore the parish church for the hospitals.
Th parish was not created until 1378 but there were certain parochial rights already in existance before then. The church was dedicated to Saint Thomas the Martyr until the reformation when the dedication was changed to Saint Thomas the Apostle. During the middle ages a substantial stone church was built and was granted to the corporation of the City of London with the hospital buildings at the refounding of Saint Thomas' hospital in 1551. This was rebuilt inbetween 1700 and 1702 with the interior work all being funded by the hospital.
In 1836 the parish was for poor law and other civil purposes united with Saint Olave's, Southwark and Saint John's, Horsleydown to form Saint Olave's Union. To this were added Saint Mary Magdelene, Bermondsey and Saint Mary, Rotherhithe in 1869. In 1898 Saint Thomas' Church was closed down and the parish incorporated into Saint Saviour's, Southwark for ecclesiastical purposes. The parish church of Saint Saviour later became Southwark Cathedral and Saint Thomas' church is now used as the Cathedral Chapter House. It also housed the Old Operating Theatre, Museum and Herb Garrett in the roof space of the church where an operating theatre was in use in 1821.
The church of Saint Simon Zelotes was constructed at the corner of Moore Street and Milner Street in 1859. It was initially called Saint Simon, changing to Saint Simon Zelotes by 1881. A district chapelry was assigned in 1860, taken from Holy Trinity parish.
Source of information: 'Religious history: Church extension', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 12: Chelsea (2004), pp. 250-258.
The site was given by William Rhodes, financed by The Church Building Committee. A district was assigned from part of the parish of Saint John in 1848.
The church was built in 1841 in brick with stone dressings in Early English style. It was bombed in 1940 and demolished between 1947 and 1952. From December 1940 marriages were solemnized at Holy Trinity, Dalston. The last marriage register was closed in 1953 on the union of the parish with Holy Trinity, Dalston.
The site of Saint Peter's was given by Richard Benjon De Beauvoir who built and endowed the church in memory of Peter De Beauvoir, the last sinecure rector of Hackney District, from whom he derived the estate. The church was consecrated in 1841 by the Bishop of London. The building is of stock brick with stone dressings in Middle Gothic style. It seated 1000, and was designed by W.C. Lockner and built between 1840 and 1841. Additions were made in 1884.
The parish of Harlington is mentioned as early as the Domesday Survey, but the present church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul dates in part from the twelfth century. Subsequent centuries saw additions and alterations to its structure, including the erection of a number of interesting monuments. In the churchyard there is the remnant of a giant yew tree which was annually (until 1825) clipped into different shapes. The church served neighbouring Dawley until a separate parish was created in 1935.
Until 1834 Hammersmith was a hamlet within the parish of Fulham, the mother church being All Saints. In 1629 the leading inhabitants of Hammersmith, including the Earl of Mulgrave and Nicholas Crispe, successfully petitioned the Bishop of London for a chapel of ease to be built. The chapel was concentrated by Bishop Laud, later Archbishop of Canterbury, on 7 June 1631, and a perpetual curacy was established. In 1834 Hammersmith became a distinct and separate parish and the chapel of St Paul became the parish church.
In 1978 proposals were implemented for a Local Ecumenical Project in Hammersmith. On the closure of the Broadway United Reform church building St Paul's became the home of a united congregation of Anglican and United Reform Church members.
From the seventeenth century the Hammersmith "side" of the parish was administered separately from the Fulham "side"; each side appointing its own officers and levying its own rates. The Hammersmith curate kept his own registers of baptisms marriages and burials but the entries were also recorded in the registers of All Saints Fulham until 1834.
By the 1860s the chapel was too small for its congregation and a public subscription was raised to restore and enlarge the building. The West London Observer of 20 February 1864 reported the proposed alterations which were completed in the following year. In 1882 plans were drawn up for a new church on the same site. It was built in stages the first section being consecrated on 13 October 1883. Major road construction in the second half of the twentieth century resulted in the loss of part of the churchyard the church hall and St Paul's Church Schools which were relocated to Worlidge Street.
In 1934 a mission district was established to serve the newly built houses on the former farm-land of New College, Oxford. A hall was constructed in 1935 and services were held there until 1958, when the red brick church of Saint Michael and All Angels was constructed. The Bishop of London is patron.
From: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 4: Harmondsworth, Hayes, Norwood with Southall, Hillingdon with Uxbridge, Ickenham, Northolt, Perivale, Ruislip, Edgware, Harrow with Pinner (1971), pp. 257-260.
Saint Michael's Church appears to have originated in the Railway Arch Mission, Wyndham Road, established in the parish of Saint George, Camberwell in the 1870s. In August 1883 part of Saint George's parish west of Camberwell Road, and with it Saint Michael's Mission Church, was transferred to the parish of Saint John the Divine, Kennington. A new church was built in Sultan Street. In 1922 Saint Michael's became a separate parish.
In circa 1956 Saint Michael was united with the parish of All Souls, Grosvenor Park. Saint Michael's Church served initially as the parish church of Saint Michael and All Angels with All Souls, Camberwell, but was replaced in 1957 by the restored church of All Souls. In 1965 the parish was united with Emmanuel, Camberwell to form the parish of Saint Michael and All Angels and All Souls with Emmanuel, Camberwell. In 1972 it was entered into a group ministry with Saint Paul, Lorrimore Square, Walworth. In 1987 it was designated to form a team ministry with Saint Mary, Newington.
The church of Saint Michael and All Angels originated in an iron church established on Chiswick Lane in 1876. Between 1879 and 1909 a permanent brick church was constructed on Bath Road. A district was assigned in 1879, taken from the parishes of All Saints, South Acton, and Saint George, Old Brentford.
From: 'Chiswick: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 7: Acton, Chiswick, Ealing and Brentford, West Twyford, Willesden (1982), pp. 90-93.
The first parish church in the area was dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist and was probably built in the 12th century, situated near the site of the present Marble Arch. However it was too remote and was moved in 1400. The new church was dedicated to Saint Mary and was known as "Saint Mary at Bourne" as the Ty bourne (stream) flowed nearby, which over time became corrupted to "St Mary le Bone". A new church was built in 1740 and another in 1813, which was renovated in 1883.
For more information please see the church website at http://www.stmarylebone.org.uk/history01.htm (accessed March 2010).
Saint Mary's is the ancient parish church of Islington. This church served the whole parish until 1814 when a chapel of ease was constructed, followed over time by 40 more churches to serve a rapidly expanding population. It is first mentioned in documents in 1163. A church has existed on the site on Upper Street since at least the 12th century, although the present church dates to 1954 after the building of 1754 was bombed during the Second World War. The churchyard was closed for burials in 1853 and laid out as a public garden.
From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.
Saint Martin Outwich was situated on Threadneedle Street at the junction with Bishopsgate. The earlier medieval church was rebuilt in 1403 by the Oteswich brothers. It was not damaged in the Great Fire of 1666, only to be badly damaged in a fire of 1765. A replacement was constructed in 1798. It was demolished in 1874 and the site was sold to provide funds for suburban church building. The parish was united with Saint Helen Bishopsgate in 1873.
The parish church of Saint Margaret Moses, Friday Street, was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666; and the parish was united to the parish of Saint Mildred Bread Street in 1670. The parish church of Saint Mildred Bread Street was destroyed by enemy action in 1941. Both parishes are now part of the united benefice of Saint Mary le Bow.
The church of Saint Luke was built in 1871 and later rebuilt in 1976. The parish was created in 1872, with Saint Mary Stamford Brook splitting from it in 1888, followed by North Hammersmith in 1922.
Information available at http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/genuki/MDX/Hammersmith/churches.htm (accessed November 2010).
The church of Saint Luke was constructed in 1906 to 1907 to the designs of architect Temple Moore. It is in the Deanery of Eltham and Mottingham; the Archdeaconry of Lewisham and Greenwich and the Episcopal Area of Woolwich.
It is presumed that the church at Cowley was founded by Westminster Abbey, which held the manor of Cowley. The advowson therefore descended with the manor until 1924 when it was granted to the Bishop of London. The parish served the same area from the 12th century until 1865 when parts of the parish became part of the new parish of Saint Andrew, Hillingdon. In 1884 an area of Hillingdon was transferred to Cowley parish. The church of Saint Laurence dates in part to the 12th century, with extensions of 1780.
From: 'Cowley: Church', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3: Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Cowley, Cranford, West Drayton, Greenford, Hanwell, Harefield and Harlington (1962), pp. 175-176. Available online.
The church of Saint Jude was situated on Turk's Row. The church was constructed using grants from the Metropolitan Church Fund and the Royal Hospital. It was opened in 1844. A District was assigned from the parish of Holy Trinity at the same date. The church supported two missions and other parish organisations. In 1892 the church was united with Holy Trinity as the benefice was vacant. It was closed in 1932 and the proceeds from the sale of the lease went to the construction of Saint Alban's in Harrow. The site was used for the York House flats.
From: 'Religious history: Church extension', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 12: Chelsea (2004), pp. 250-258.
The parish of Saint John, Cubitt Town, Isle of Dogs, was established in 1873. It originated in a mission begun in 1866; which was replaced by a permanent church in 1872, designed by Sir A W Blomfield. The building was badly damaged by enemy action during the Second World War and was demolished. The 'Island Parishes' of Saint John's, Christ Church (P88/CTC) and Saint Luke's, Westferry Road (P88/LUK) were united in 1952 and the old mission hall was converted for use as a church. This also had to be demolished following a fire in 1970. The modern parish of Christ and Saint John with Saint Luke now uses two buildings: Christ Church and Saint Luke's.
The church of Saint James the Less was consecrated in 1842. A district was assigned in 1843, taken from the parish of Saint Matthew. John Watts-Ditchfield, vicar from 1897 to 1914, introduced a range of activities and missions, including a dispensary and open air services. The church was damaged by enemy action in 1940 and a temporary church was used from 1951 while the church was rebuilt. The new building was opened in 1961. The parish merged with Saint Mark, Old Ford, in 1973.
From: 'Bethnal Green: List of Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 11: Stepney, Bethnal Green (1998), pp. 217-226.
The church of Saint Barnabas originated as a mission church established by All Saints, Uxbridge Road, Harrow. It was founded in 1950 on a housing estate in Harrow Weald. A Hall was constructed in 1955 for both services and activities.
From: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 4: Harmondsworth, Hayes, Norwood with Southall, Hillingdon with Uxbridge, Ickenham, Northolt, Perivale, Ruislip, Edgware, Harrow with Pinner (1971), pp. 257-260.
The church of Saint Barnabas began as a mission, Saint Luke's, run by the church of Saint Simon Zelotes from 1865 onwards. A district was assigned in 1870, taken from the parishes of Saint James the Less and Saint Simon Zelotes. The building was a former Baptist chapel, consecrated for Church of England use in 1870. After war damage it was rebuilt in 1956.
From: 'Bethnal Green: List of Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 11: Stepney, Bethnal Green (1998), pp. 217-226.
The church of Saint Augustine, Honor Oak Park, Forest Hill, was constructed between 1872 and 1873, opening for worship in June that year. A parish was assigned in 1874, taken from the parish of Christ Church in Forest Hill.
The parish of Saint Andrew, Thornhill Square, Barnsbury, was established in 1854 from parts of the parishes of Holy Trinity and All Saints. The site of the church was donated by George Thornhill. The building was constructed in 1852 to 1854, designed by F.B. Newman and John Johnson. Parts of the parish were assigned to Saint Thomas, Barnsbury, and Saint Michael, although the latter was later restored. The church ran a mission hall in Giford Street between 1882 and 1952. Open air services were also held. In 1953 the parish was united with Saint Thomas, Barnsbury, with Saint Matthias in 1956, and with Holy Trinity in 1980.
From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.
The parish of Saint Alban was established in 1930, after mission services were started by Pinner church to serve the new residential area of North Harrow. The patron is the Bishop of London. In 1937 a permanent church building was constructed, designed by A. W. Kenyon.
From: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 4: Harmondsworth, Hayes, Norwood with Southall, Hillingdon with Uxbridge, Ickenham, Northolt, Perivale, Ruislip, Edgware, Harrow with Pinner (1971), pp. 257-260.
The parish of Jesus Church was formed in 1835 and became a perpetual curacy in 1845 with the district formed out of the parish of St Andrew. Patronage has always been vested in the vicar of Enfield. The church was built at the expense of Christian Paul Meyer who endowed it with money and land; further land was later given by Trinity College Cambridge. The church building was extended in 1889 and 1926.
From: 'Enfield: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 5: Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, Edmonton Enfield, Monken Hadley, South Mimms, Tottenham (1976), pp. 245-249. Available online.
Immanuel church was built in 1854 to the designs of A. Ross, with consecration taking place in October 1854. In 1864-1865 Benjamin Ferrey was responsible for a rebuilding and enlargement of the church building in a Gothic style. Saint Anselm church (P95/ANS) was destroyed during the Second World War and the parish merged with Immanuel parish to form the parish of Immanuel with Saint Anselm. The current church was built in 1988 to the designs of the architect Nigel Melhuish. Following the closure and redundancy of Saint Andrew's church, Lower Streatham (P95/AND2) the two parishes were united and the new church opened as Immanuel and Saint Andrew.
Holy Trinity was constructed in 1886. It was closed in 1960 and demolished in 1974. The parish was united with the parish of Saint Mary Magdalene with Saint Michael and All Angels (P97/MRY, P97/MAA1).
The church of Holy Trinity, Winchmore Hill, began as a mission church founded by Saint Paul's Church, Winchmore Hill, in 1903. Holy Trinity became a district chapelry in the patronage of the vicar of St. Paul's in 1913. A permanent church building was constructed in 1907.
From: 'Edmonton: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 5: Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, Edmonton Enfield, Monken Hadley, South Mimms, Tottenham (1976), pp. 181-187. Available online.
Holy Trinity, Wealdstone, was constructed in 1882 to serve the expanding population. It was built on land donated by Christ Church, Oxford. The parish was assigned in 1881 out of the parishes of Harrow, Harrow Weald, and Pinner. Holy Trinity is now one of two churches in the parish of Trinity St Michael. Its sister church is St Michael and All Angels.
From: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 4: Harmondsworth, Hayes, Norwood with Southall, Hillingdon with Uxbridge, Ickenham, Northolt, Perivale, Ruislip, Edgware, Harrow with Pinner (1971), pp. 257-260.
The church of Holy Trinity, West Hill was built in 1863 as a chapel of ease for All Saints, on land donated by the Beaufort estate. Later additions to the church building include the south ailse and transept, which were built in 1872 and the tower, built 1887.
Built of Bath stone in the early English style, Holy Trinity Church was consecrated on 2 June 1855. Created out of part of the ancient parish of Streatham, the establishment of the parish was the work of John Richard Nicholl, rector of Streatham for 61 years (he was also instrumental in the foundation of 17 other churches.) Upper Tooting in 1855 was a village of about 1000 people and Canon Nicholl was strongly criticised for building a church capable of seating 650. His confidence, however, was justified for in less than 40 years the population rose to over 10,000. The flourishing parish established a mission district in the early 1880's and on 10 March 1931 the parish church of Saint Augustine was consecrated making the mission district a parish in its own right.
Holy Trinity was opened in 1841 to relieve pressure on the over crowded parish church of Saint Mary the Virgin. A parish was assigned in 1842, the Bishop of London was patron. The church was designed in the Perpendicular style by G. Basevi, and was extended in 1863.
From: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3: Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Cowley, Cranford, West Drayton, Greenford, Hanwell, Harefield and Harlington (1962), pp. 157-161.
Holy Trinity was constructed in 1855-1856 in order to serve a newly-completed housing estate in Tulse Hill. It was designed by T.D. Barry. A district was assigned in 1856.
Saint Matthias church was built in 1894, while a district chapelry was assigned in 1899. It replaced a temporary iron church.
The two parishes have now merged to form the parish of Holy Trinity and Saint Matthias, based at Holy Trinity.
From: Survey of London: volume 26: Lambeth: Southern area (1956), pp. 139-140.
Holy Trinity Church was consecrated on 26 May 1830 as Holy Trinity Chapel. It was assigned a district chapelry from the parish of All Hallows, Tottenham in December 1844. Two new parishes were in turn created from Holy Trinity, Saint Ann, Hanger Lane, in 1861 and Saint Peter, Page Green in 1900. The parishes of Saint Mary the Virgin, Tottenham and Christ Church, West Green were formed partly from Holy Trinity in 1888-9. Saint Peter's Church was declared redundant in 1973 and the parish was reunited with Holy Trinity. In 1980 part of the parish of Saint Bartholomew, Stamford Hill was transferred to Holy Trinity, including Saint John's Worship Centre, Vartry Road, which had replaced the redundant parish church of Saint John, Vartry Road in 1975.
The parish was formed on 10 May 1881 out of the parishes of Holy Innocents, Tottenham Lane and Saint John the Evangelist, Brownswood Park. The first building was called the Iron Room and was dedicated on the 31st December 1880, the registers go back to this date. When the permanent church was completed, the Iron Room became the church hall. The architect of the church was EB Ferrey. A brick hall was built around 1913 to replace the Iron Room, and this brick hall became the permanent church when the old church had to be demolished, having become unsafe. The present church was dedicated on the 15th March 1961. The first vicar was Mr Jackson who was followed in 1886 by Dr Linklater who initiated the catholic tradition of the church. In 1981 Holy Trinity celebrated its centenary with the union of the two parishes of Holy Trinity and Saint Luke, Mayfield Road, Hornsey. Saint Luke was adopted as patron of the parish and his shrine was moved to Holy Trinity church.
The London Diocesan Home Mission established an iron church in Uxbridge Road circa 1874. The permanent church was constructed in 1890, designed by J. Lee.
From: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 4: Harmondsworth, Hayes, Norwood with Southall, Hillingdon with Uxbridge, Ickenham, Northolt, Perivale, Ruislip, Edgware, Harrow with Pinner (1971), pp. 50-52.
The church of Holy Trinity, Rotherhithe, was constructed between 1837 and 1838. An ecclesiastical district was assigned in 1842, while the advowson was held by the rector of Rotherhithe. The church was destroyed by enemy action during World War Two, and was rebuilt in a modern style in 1957.