St Paul, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill
A bright white church of 1829 designed by Samuel Hord Page for William Wilberforce, it later (1926) became a parish church. It is in Mill Hill village a mile away and well above the modern town centre. Surprisingly there is a very large churchyard at the rear of the church. Restoration and reordering in 2005-2008 created a hall area, with a small chapel behind the former chancel screen of the church in the crypt. The central area of the east window is contemporary with the church building. New glass by John Reyntiens has been added to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee (2012) and the Middlesex Regiment (2014), whose colours were laid up here. These colours deteriorated and the central roundel of each has been preserved and framed in the church and the foyer to the crypt.
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St Peter, Barnet Road, Arkely, EN5 3FJ
West of Chipping Barnet lying side on to the road, a small brick church of 1840 by George Beckett. The chancel of 1898 is by J.C. Traylen.
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St Mary with St Edward and St Luke, Leyton
A much altered building. The tower is of 1658, the church was repaired by Jesse Gibson in 1794, the south aisle added by John Shaw 1822 and all restored 1929-32 by J.Andrew Minty.
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Our Lady and St George, Shernhall Street, Walthamstow (Roman Catholic)
Dating from 1995 by Plater, Inkpen, Vale and Downie. A bright and attractive interior.
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St Mary, Church Lane, Walthamstow
The parish church is in the heart of the Walthamstow conservation area. It is a medieval church refaced in 1817-18 by Charles Bacon. The church was re-ordered and a new extension was built reopening in 2023. The church has a huge collection of memorials, the largest of which are no longer enclosed in railings. A few images of the church prior to these changes are at the end of this entry.
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St Gabriel, Havant Road, Walthamstow
From 1884-84 designed by J.T. Bressey It is north east of the town centre.
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St Peter in the Forest, Woodford New Road, Walthamstow
East of Walthamstow at the southern edge of Epping Forest, semi-rural and in an attractive wild churchyard. It was designed in a Lombardic style by John Shaw junior in 1840. In 1854 changes were made by Charles Ainslie and it was extended westwards in 1887 by J.C. Lewis. World War 2 and a 1975 fire caused damage. The north wall was rebuilt in 1951. During 2019 and 2020 it has been under refurbishment as a church and community resource, the latest pictures show this project in September 2020 a couple of months before planned completion. The western narthex has been demolished as part of this work to expose the previous western front and new rooms created in a mezzanine at the western end as well as at ground floor level at that end.
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St Stephen (former), Copeland Road, Walthamstow
By APEC from 1994 and part of a small housing development south east of Walthamstow town centre. It was closed in 2017.
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St Barnabas and St James, Walthamstow
In backstreets south of the town centre, a large red brick church by W.D. Caroe 1902-03. The tin tabernacle from 1900 called Stafford Hall is just down the road past Caroe’s contemporary vicarage. One of the baptistry windows has a rare bell signature for Clayton & Bell. The side altar with figures on its reredos comes from the demolished Cutts church St James.
St Saviour, Markhouse Street, Walthamstow
A prominent ragstone spire in the southern area of Walthamstow. It was designed by Francis T. Dolman 1873-74. During 2018 there is considerable restoration of the roof taking place (see church covered in scaffolding). A fire in 1945 damaged the roof, hence the more modern ceiling inside.
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London Churches in photographs 