St Barnabas Church, Walthamstow

Church of St Barnabas and St James the Greater, Walthamstow
View of the western end of St Barnabas Church
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LocationBarnabas Road Walthamstow, London, E17 8JZ
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitehttps://www.saintbarnabaswalthamstow.com/
History
StatusActive
Founded1900
DedicationBarnabas and James the Great
Dedicated7 November 1903
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Heritage designationGrade II* listed
Designated24 February 1981
Architect(s)William Douglas Caröe
StyleArts and Crafts / Perpendicular Gothic
Years built1902-1903
Administration
DioceseChelmsford
ArchdeaconryWest Ham

The Church of St Barnabas and St James the Greater, Walthamstow, is an Edwardian era Church of England parish church in Walthamstow, East London. It is a Grade II* listed building.

History

The church originated in 1900 when an iron mission church was erected on a plot of land in the parish of St Saviour in Markhouse Road, and a separate ecclesiastical parish was created for the church in 1901. The land for the church was donated by Richard Foster, a wealthy City of London merchant who had supported the building of several other new churches in the area; he also funded the construction of a permanent church building, church hall and vicarage,[1] intended to serve the residents of the new Warner Estate.[2]

The church was built between 1902 and 1903 to the design by W. D. Caröe, in the Arts and Crafts style of Perpendicular Gothic,[2] and was dedicated on 7 November 1903 by Edgar Jacob, the Bishop of St Albans.[3]

In 1961 the parish of St Barnabas was united with that of St James the Greater Church in St James Street, Walthamstow, which had closed in the previous year and was subsequently demolished. A new chapel dedicated to St James was formed in the south aisle of St Barnabas, which included the altar from the former church.[1] In 1981, the church was given grade II* listed building status.[4]

  • The sanctuary, high altar and east window
    The sanctuary, high altar and east window
  • The pulpit and chancel arch
    The pulpit and chancel arch
  • The south arcade and aisle
    The south arcade and aisle
  • St James's Chapel
    St James's Chapel


References

  1. ^ a b Powell, W. R., ed. (1973). "Walthamstow: Churches". A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6. London: Victoria County History. pp. 285–294. ISBN 978-0197227190.
  2. ^ a b Cherry, Bridget; O'Brien, Charles; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2005). London 5: East. New Haven CT and London: Yale University Press. p. 762. ISBN 978-0300107012.
  3. ^ The Essex Review: An Illustrated Quarterly Record of Everything of Permanent Interest in the County, Volume 13. Chelmsford, Essex: E. Durant and Co. 1904. p. 49.
  4. ^ Historic England, "CHURCH OF ST BARNABAS AND ST JAMES THE GREATER (1065600)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 March 2021

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