St John the Baptist Church, Chipping Barnet

St John the Baptist

Tomb of Thomas Ravenscroft in Chipping Barnet Church

St John the Baptist is the Church of England church for Chipping Barnet.^[1] It is a Grade II* listed building.^[2]

History

The church was built in 1560 and stands in what was the centre of the town. It was erected by John de la Moote, abbot of St Albans, about 1400, the architect being Beauchamp. Playing on its antiquity, it continues to call itself "Barnet Church", although this is not an official title. It is in fact the parish church of Chipping Barnet only, whilst Christ Church is the parish church of High Barnet.

St John the Baptist, the ancient parish church of Chipping Barnet, consists of a nave and aisles separated by clustered columns which support four pointed arches; a chancel with an east window of good Perpendicular tracery; a vestry, built in the reign of James I by Thomas Ravenscroft; and at the west end, a low, square embattled tower. In 1679, James Ravenscroft (son of Thomas) established a charity, which provides funds for the repair and maintenance of the tomb of Thomas Ravenscroft and his wife Thomasina.^[3] The church was extensively renovated by William Butterfield in 1871/2, at which time the tomb of Thomas Ravenscroft was moved from the chancel to a newly built chapel.^[4]

Status

The living of Barnet is a curacy, held with the rectory of East Barnet till the death of the last incumbent in 1866, when the livings were separated. The parish of Chipping Barnet, served by St John's Church, was provided with a chapel-of-ease in Victorian times; subsequently Chipping Barnet parish was split in two, and the chapel-of-ease (on Bells Hill, Barnet) raised to the status of a parish church, dedicated to St Stephen.

References

↑ http://www.barnetparishchurch.org.uk/
↑ "Church of St John the Baptist". Historic England. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
↑ Charity Commissioners
↑ Chipping Barnet Parish Church website

External links

Media related to St John the Baptist, Chipping Barnet at Wikimedia Commons

Churches in Barnet

Ancient parish churches (pre-1800)	St Andrew's Church, Totteridge St James the Great, Friern Barnet St John the Baptist Church, Chipping Barnet St Margaret of Antioch, Edgware St Mary-at-Finchley Church St Mary's Church, Hendon St Mary the Virgin, East Barnet St Mary the Virgin, Monken Hadley

Daughter churches	All Saints Church, Childs Hill All Saints Church, East Finchley All Saints Church, Friern Barnet Christ Church, Brent Street Christ Church, Barnet Christ Church, North Finchley Holy Trinity Church, East Finchley Holy Trinity Lyonsdown John Keble Church, Mill Hill St Alban's Church, Golders Green St Alphage's Church, Burnt Oak St Barnabas' Church, Temple Fortune St Barnabas' Church, Woodside Park St James's Church, New Barnet St John's Church, West Hendon St John the Apostle Church, Whetstone St John the Evangelist Church, Friern Barnet St Jude's Church, Hampstead Garden Suburb St Luke's Church, Finchley St Mark's Church, Barnet Vale St Matthias the Apostle church, Colindale St Michael's Church, Golders Green St Michael and All Angels Church, Mill Hill St Paul's Church, Finchley St Paul's Church, Mill Hill St Peter’s Church, Arkley St Peter’s Church, Cricklewood St Peter-le-Poer Church, Friern Barnet St Stephen’s Church, Bell’s Hill

Other denominations	Free Church, Hampstead Garden Suburb Golders Green Hippodrome

Coordinates: 51°39′11″N 0°12′04″W / 51.65317°N 0.20100°W / 51.65317; -0.20100

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