St James' Church, Muswell Hill
| St James, Muswell Hill | |
|---|---|
| Parish Church of St James | |
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| Location | St James Lane, Muswell Hill, London N10 3DB |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Weekly attendance | 400+ Per Sunday |
| Website | www.st-james.org.uk |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 1842 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Mr Adler |
| Architectural type | Perpendicular Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1900 |
| Completed | 1911 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Muswell Hill |
| Deanery | West Haringey |
| Archdeaconry | Hampstead |
| Episcopal area | Edmonton |
| Diocese | London |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | The Revd Chris Green |
| Assistant priest |
The Revd Gaz Daly The Revd Jim Salladin The Revd Michael John |
| Curate(s) | Currently vacant |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Mixed set of people |
| Churchwarden(s) | Jonathan Gardner and John Stansfeld |
| Youth ministry coordinator | David Cornes |
St James Church, Muswell Hill is a large Anglican church in London, known as "the Church on the Hill". The original building was consecrated in 1842, and the church was extended in 1874. The foundation stone for the current building was laid in 1900. The building was gutted by World War II bombing, and the restored church was rededicated in 1952. The church center building foundation stone was laid on 20 May 1994 and can viewed in the bookshop.
The Church spire was completed in 1910, the spire stands 300 ft above sea level-this is how the church got the name "Church on the Hill" The tower is 21 feet square and 80 feet high. On top if this the spire rises to another 82 feet and the total height to the top is 170 feet.
A church primary school was completed nearby in 1850. The new school now sits on Woodside Ave[1]
Old Vicars of the Church
1842-1846 John Jackson (Later bishop of London) 1846-1876 James Browell 1876-1894 Ernest Peter Cachemaille 1894-1912 James Shearer Whichelow 1912-1931 Arthur Mercer 1931-1958 Ernest Ernold Dunn (Prebendary of St Pauls) 1958-1966 Norman Harold Bainbridge 1967-1977 William Sidney Allam (Prebendary of St Pauls) 1978-1992 Michael Bunker (Prebendary of St Pauls) 1993-2007 Alex Ross 2008-2013 Kim Swithinbank 2014–present Christopher Green [2]
References
- ↑ St James website
- ↑ [St James Vicar Board in Tower entrance ]
Coordinates: 51°35′21″N 0°8′43″W / 51.58917°N 0.14528°W
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