St Paul's Church, Winchmore Hill, London N21 - geograph.org.uk. St Paul's Church is a

Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain ...

church in

Winchmore Hill Winchmore Hill is a suburb and electoral ward in the Borough of Enfield, North London, in the N21 postal district. With the Winchmore Hill conservation area as a focal point, the district is bounded on the east by Green Lanes (the A105 road ...

London Borough of Enfield The London Borough of Enfield () is a London boroughs, London borough in North London. It borders the London boroughs of London Borough of Barnet, Barnet to the west, London Borough of Haringey, Haringey to the south, and London Borough of Walt ...

. It was originally consecrated in 1828 as a chapel-of-ease to the Church of All Saints, Edmonton, and built as a

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on land donated from the Grovelands estate. The church ceiling was said to be the largest unsupported expanse of plasterwork in Europe until its renovation in the 1960s introduced concealed supports.

Memorials

While a covenant was placed that no burials should take place on the donated land, there is a small garden of remembrance and a number of other memorials. The Garden of Rest, to the south of the church, was set apart in 1961 for the burial of cremated remains.

Curates and vicars

Curates * 1828-1834 T. Bisland * 1834-1851 E. B. Warren Vicars * 1851-1874 J. D. Frost * 1874-1901 A. C. Drought * 1901- A. J. B. DewdneyThe Story of Southgate and Winchmore Hill by "Walker Round", Wynchgate Press (1906) * Francis Lampen * David Nash * ''Lacuna'' * John Paul

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Paul's Church, Winchmore Hill Winchmore Hill 19th-century Church of England church buildings Churches completed in 1828 Church of England church buildings in the London Borough of Enfield Commissioners' church buildings Religious organizations established in 1828