St Mary's Church, Tottenham Explained

St Mary's Church, Tottenham
Country:United Kingdom
Denomination:Church of England
Tradition:Traditional Catholic
Deanery:Haringey
Archdeaconry:Hampstead
Episcopalarea:Edmonton
Diocese:London
Province:Canterbury
Vicar:The Reverend Lee Clark
Honpriest:The Reverend William Beer

St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church on the south side of Lansdowne Road in Tottenham in north London.

It began in 1881 as a mission from Marlborough College[1] and was initially housed in the board school at Coleraine Park (now Coleraine Park Primary School). Three years later it became a mission district, with the college contributing more than a third of the cost of the site for a permanent church. In 1887 it was consecrated,[1] and the following year it turned into a consolidated chapelry, formed from All Hallows, Holy Trinity and St Paul. The red brick permanent church was designed by J. E. K. Cutts.

The organ was built by William Hill & Sons in 1889, when the firm was managed by Thomas Hill, son of the founder.[2] The same builder was employed to make some alterations to the instrument three years later. Lack of maintenance in the 20th century led to the organ falling out of use, but in 2009–10 it was removed from the church for restoration, including a Barker lever mechanism.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saint Mary the Virgin, Tottenham: Lansdowne Road, Haringey. AIM25. 15 May 2018.
  2. Web site: London – St Mary the Virgin Church, Tottenham. Nicholson & Co. 15 May 2018.
  3. Web site: Report on visit to St Mary’s Tottenham 07/07/2011 by David Sutton. CLESO. 15 May 2018.