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Parish Church of All Saints, Chigwell (EHER 45849)

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Summary

A parish church, built in 1837 in the Gothic style from yellow stone with white stone dressings. It was Listed at Grade II in October 2024.

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Location

Grid reference TQ 4650 9324 (point)
Civil Parish CHIGWELL, EPPING FOREST, ESSEX

Type and Period

Description

The church was built in 1837 as a parish church serving the Chigwell Row area. Built in the Gothic style of the 13th century in yellow stone with white stone dressings. It consists of a nave, chancel, aisle and has a low 3-bay entrance porch with wheel window above. A tower was added in 1903 and the chancel was rebuilt in 1918-1919. <1> October 2024. Grade II listed. A parish church constructed in 1865-1867 and designed by JP Seddon, with tower and chancel added in 1903 and 1919 by unknown architects. Seddon’s commission also included a rectory which was built near the church in 1867 (later renamed All Saints House and put to different uses). Railings were initially installed along the street boundary to the site, but these were replaced by the current churchyard boundary wall in 1895 with the lychgate added in 1933. <2> NRHE data transfer: Post Medieval church, with entrance porch of 1867, west tower of 1903 and a chancel built after 1919. It was constructed of yellow stone, with white stone dressings and a slated roof.

Sources

  • <1> Historic Landscape Survey Report: O'Connor, T.. 2005. Chigwell: Historic Settlement Assessment.
  • <2> Webpage: Historic England. 2011. National Heritage List for England (NHLE).

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Other References

  • NRHE identifier: 542279
  • National Monuments Record: TQ 49 SW 40

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