Christ Church, Southgate
| Christ Church, Southgate | |
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Christ Church, Southgate designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, as seen from The Walker Ground
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| 51°37′29″N 0°07′41″W / 51.62465°N 0.12797°W | |
| Location | Waterfall Road, Southgate, Middlesex, N14 7EG |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Liberal Catholic |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 17 July 1862 |
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| Status | Active |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* listed |
| Architect(s) | Sir George Gilbert Scott |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Christ Church Southgate |
| Deanery | Enfield |
| Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Hampstead |
| Episcopal area | Edmonton Episcopal Area |
| Diocese | Diocese of London |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | The Rt Revd Rob Wickham, Bishop of Edmonton |
| Vicar(s) | Fr Chrichton Limbert |
| Assistant priest(s) | The Revd Hazel Miall |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Cathy Dallman Jackie Anderson |
| Director of music | Richard Brain |
Christ Church, Southgate is a Church of England parish church in Waterfall Road, Southgate, London. It describes itself as a "liberal catholic Church of England parish". The building is grade II* listed with Historic England. In 2014 the church registered as an Inclusive Church. The church choir makes regular recordings and tours as well as supporting worship on Sundays at 10am and at Choral Evensong at 6.30pm.
In 1615, Sir John Weld, owner of the Arnos Grove estate, established the Weld Chapel, located to the west of Christ Church, at which local people were allowed to worship. In the nineteenth century, the Rev. James Baird, a minister of the Weld Chapel and who had married into the Walker family who then owned Arnos Grove house, saw that the chapel was too small and dilapidated for current needs and the Walker family donated land on which Christ Church was built. The architect was Sir George Gilbert Scott. The church was consecrated by John Jackson, later Bishop of London, on 17 July 1862.
Christ Church Southgate has a strong musical tradition, dating back to the time of the Weld Chapel. The Choir of Christ Church Southgate has been in existence since the first service held in Christ Church, when the choir was augmented by choristers from St Paul's Cathedral. Originally a choir of men and boys, it is now a mixed choir of Adults and Junior members. Notable alumni include the acclaimed organist and choral conductor Martin Neary. The choir sings for the main Parish Eucharist every Sunday at 10.00am and Choral Evensong each Sunday at 6.30pm, performs regular concerts and tours to cathedrals around the UK and Europe.
The church is home to the largest collection of pre-raphaelite stained glass windows in London by Morris, Marshall Faulkner & Company (later Morris & Co) with work ranging from 1861 to 1913 including windows by Edward Burne Jones, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Ford Madox Brown, Philip Webb, John Henry Dearle and William Morris himself. Other features include fine windows by Clayton & Bell. The Faith & Hope window in the nave of the church, designed by Edward Burne Jones was installed in memory of Letitia Catherine Hayes, sister of the British Imperial Statesman John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence, who resided at Southgate House.The great east window by Clayton & Bell was installed in 1862 in memory of Vincent Figgins Jnr, who continued the work of his father Vincent Figgins the British punch-cutter and type-founder, credited with inventing Sans Serif fonts.
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