All Saints Church is a

Church of England parish church A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within each Church of England parish (the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative unit; since the 19th century sometimes ca ...

Tooting Tooting is a district in South London, forming part of the London Borough of Wandsworth and partly in the London Borough of Merton. It is located south south-west of Charing Cross. History Tooting has been settled since pre- Saxon times ...

Wandsworth Wandsworth Town () is a district of south London, within the London Borough of Wandsworth southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan The London Plan is the statutory spatial development strategy for the Gre ...

Greater London Greater may refer to: *Greatness, the state of being great *Greater than, in inequality (mathematics), inequality *Greater (film), ''Greater'' (film), a 2016 American film *Greater (flamingo), the oldest flamingo on record *Greater (song), "Greate ...

. The church was designed by

Temple Moore Temple Lushington Moore (7 June 1856 – 30 June 1920) was an English architect who practised in London. He is famed for a series of fine Gothic Revival churches built between about 1890 and 1917 and also restored many churches and designed c ...

and is a

grade II listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

History

Having been designed by

, the church was built between 1903 and 1906. Due to a conflict between Temple Moore and the first incumbent, the interior decoration was overseen by

Walter Tapper Sir Walter John Tapper (21 April 1861 – 21 September 1935) was an English architect known for his work in the Gothic Revival style and a number of church buildings. He worked with some leading ecclesiastical architects of his day and was Presi ...

. The church was

consecrated Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...

in 1907. It is

Gothic Revival Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...

in style. The church consists of a

nave The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...

with double aisles, a north tower, an aisled

chancel In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building. It may terminate in an apse. Ove ...

, and an eastern

Lady Chapel A Lady chapel or lady chapel is a traditional British term for a chapel dedicated to "Our Lady", Mary, mother of Jesus, particularly those inside a cathedral or other large church. The chapels are also known as a Mary chapel or a Marian chapel, an ...

. On 14 July 1955, the church was designated a

. The church is notable for its fine acoustic and outstanding three-manual Harrison and Harrison organ of 1906. In 2014 the organ was awarded Grade II* listing with the National Pipe Organ Register. The church also houses a fine chamber organ built by Osmond of Taunton, circa 1966 (owned by Ben Costello, but on long-term loan). There is also a Yamaha baby grand piano suitable for concert use. The Director of Music is Emma Howarth. Many significant recordings were made at the church during the 1980s and 1990s, and the album '' A Garland for Linda'' was recorded at All Saints in 1999.

Present day

The

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

of All Saints, Tooting is part of the Archdeaconry of Wandsworth in the

Diocese of Southwark The Diocese of Southwark is one of the 42 dioceses of the Church of England, part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The diocese forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. It was created on 1 May 1905 from part of the ancient Dio ...

Notable people

* Nicholas Frayling, later Dean of Chichester, was

vicar A vicar (; Latin: ''vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English pref ...

from 1974 to 1983 * Peter Maurice, later Bishop of Taunton, was vicar from 1996 to 2003 * Graham Smith, later Dean of Norwich, served his

curacy A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'') ''of souls'' of a parish. In this sense, "curate" means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy w ...

here * Christopher Pullin, Canon Chancellor of Hereford Cathedral, served his curacy here

Gallery

File:All Saints, Brudenell Road, Tooting - Bishop's throne - geograph.org.uk - 2814956.jpg, Cathedra File:All Saints, Brudenell Road, Tooting - Font ^ font cover - geograph.org.uk - 2814943.jpg, Baptismal font File:All Saints, Brudenell Road, Tooting - Organ - geograph.org.uk - 2814957.jpg, Organ File:All Saints, Brudenell Road, Tooting - Pulpit - geograph.org.uk - 2814941.jpg, Pulpit File:All Saints, Brudenell Road, Tooting - Sanctuary - geograph.org.uk - 2814882.jpg, Altar File:All Saints, Brudenell Road, Tooting - Stained glass window - geograph.org.uk - 2814942.jpg, Stained glass File:All Saints, Brudenell Road, Tooting - Stalls - geograph.org.uk - 2814954.jpg, Choir stalls File:All Saints, Brudenell Road, Tooting - Wall monument - geograph.org.uk - 2814944.jpg, Wall monument

References

External links

Parish website

A Church Near You entry
{{Authority control Church of England church buildings in the London Borough of Wandsworth Tooting Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Wandsworth Grade II listed churches in London Temple Moore buildings

Churches completed in 1906 20th-century Church of England church buildings 1906 establishments in England