St Mary-at-Finchley Church

St Mary-at-Finchley

St Mary-at-Finchley Church is the Church of England parish church for Finchley.[1]

History

The church is Finchley’s oldest[2] and was established sometime in the 12th century, early documents mention it from the 1270s, and by 1356 it was dedicated to St Mary. The building has been altered many times since its foundation and the oldest parts, the north wall and the tower (which seems to have had a steeple during the 16th and 17th century), date from the reign of King Henry VII.

In 1872 the church was enlarged. Bombing in 1940 led to the substantial rebuilding of the church in 1953. The oldest monument is a brass plate to Richard Prate (d. 1487), and there is a marble effigy of Alexander King (d. 1618) and his wife. In the churchyard are the graves of Thomas Payne, the radical and bookseller, and Major John Cartwright, the political reformer.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Welcome to the Parish Church of St Mary-at-Finchley. St Mary-at-Finchley Church. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  2. ↑ http://collage.cityoflondon.gov.uk/collage/app?service=media&sp=30744&sp=2&sp=2 church

External links

Media related to St Mary Finchley at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 51°35′59″N 0°11′51″W / 51.5996°N 0.1975°W / 51.5996; -0.1975

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