St Clement's Church is a

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in Notting Hill,

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. The church is a grade II listed building.

History

The church was designed by

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, and was funded by the Reverend Arthur Dalgarno Robinson. It was

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in 1867. In 1988, the church was used as a location in episode 15 of series 4 of

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, "Trespasses". On 19 May 1994, the church was designated a grade II listed building.

Present day

The

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of "St. Clement with St. Mark, Notting Dale and St. James, Norlands" is part of the

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in the

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. The church stands in the Inclusive

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of the

. The church was used as a relief centre for those affected by the

Grenfell Tower fire On 14 June 2017, a high-rise fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington, West London, at 00:54 BST and burned for 60 hours. 72 people died, two later in hospital, with more than 70 injured and 223 escapin ...

on 14 June 2017.

Notable people

* George Austin, later Archdeacon of York, was an assistant curate here from 1957 to 1959 * Kenneth Leech, honorary assistant curate from 1982 to 1988 * Sr Donella Mathie CSA, later Mother Superior of the Community of St. Andrew, deaconess from 1982 to 1984 *

Keith Riglin Keith Graham Riglin is an Anglican bishop in the Scottish Episcopal Church. Having ministered from 1983 within Baptist and Reformed churches, he took holy orders in the Church of England in 2008. In January 2021 he was elected Bishop of Argy ...

, Bishop of Argyll and The Isles was associate vicar, 2008-11.

List of vicars

* 1867 to 1880: Arthur Dalgarno Robinson * 1880 to 1886:

Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 12th Baronet Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 12th Baronet (22 May 18512 December 1925) was a British Anglican bishop who served in the Church of England in the early 20th century. Early life Edwyn Hoskyns was born at Aston Tirrold (where his father was Rector), fourth son ...

, later Bishop of Burnley and Bishop of Southwell * 1918 to 1952 Francis Edwin Baverstock * 1953 to 1962 Ronald Arthur * 1962 to 1968: William Mason * 1968 to 1974: John Livingstone,

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* 1974 to 1977: Peter Jameson * 1977 to 1988: David William Randall * 1989 to 1994: Edward Burton * 1995 to 2009: Hugh Rayment-Pickard * 2010 to 2019: Prebendary Alan Everett * 2020 to present: Fr Gareth Wardell

Gallery

St Clement, Treadgold Street, Notting Dale London W11 - Sanctuary - geograph.org.uk - 1548290.jpg , Sanctuary St Clement, Treadgold Street, Notting Dale London W11 - East end - geograph.org.uk - 1548282.jpg , Nave St Clement, Treadgold Street, Notting Dale London W11 - Font - geograph.org.uk - 1548286.jpg , Font St Clement, Treadgold Street, Notting Dale London W11 - Altar - geograph.org.uk - 1548293.jpg , Side chapel St Clement, Treadgold Street, Notting Dale London W11 - South chapel - geograph.org.uk - 1548292.jpg , Side chapel

References

External links

Parish website

A Church Near You entry
{{Churches in Kensington and Chelsea

Notting Dale Notting Dale is a mainly residential enclave in the West London district of Notting Hill. It has variously been associated with Irish, Catholic and Gypsy populations. It forms an electoral ward Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospit ...

Diocese of London