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Gary Stone looks at St Peter & St Paul's church in Chingford

Gary Stone, historian
St Peter & St Paul's Parish Church, Chingford Green
Heritage
History
Chingford

By Gary Stone, historian
St Peter & St Paul's church in Chingford c1910 (Image: Gary Stone) <i>(Image: Gary Stone)</i>
St Peter & St Paul's church in Chingford c1910 (Image: Gary Stone) (Image: Gary Stone)
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In 1840, the old parish church (All Saints) was in such a state of disrepair that the then rector and Lord of the Manor, Rev Robert Boothby Heathcote, decided to abandon it and build a new church on Chingford Green.

St Peter & St Paul's Parish Church was dedicated to the Bishop of London in 1844St Peter & St Paul's Parish Church was dedicated to the Bishop of London in 1844 (Image: Google Maps) Seen here c1910, St Peter & St Paul's was designed by Lewis Vulliamy, built at the rector’s own expense and dedicated by the Bishop of London on July 18, 1884.

Gary Stone, historian
St Peter & St Paul's Parish Church, Chingford Green
Heritage
History
Chingford

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