Diameter: 23.25" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by Alphons Beullens 1894
Dove Bell ID: 54721 Tower ID: 20528 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
St Mary of Eton Hackney
Diocese of London
Major Parish Church, 623092
http://www.stmaryofeton.org.ukOverview
Grid reference: TQ 366 847
The present church was built 1890-2 to the designs of George Frederick Bodley, under the title Bodley and Garner. Enlarged 1910-12 at the west end, with vestries and tower added by Cecil Hare, Bodley's successor. The church forms the focus of the Eton College Mission founded by William How, first Bishop of Wakefield, in 1880. A large Victorian Gothic church of red brick with much white banding. The church has considerable townscape value due to its tall north-east tower, sheer mass and street corner location.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
8-bay aisled nave and 1-bay chancel in one; south chapel; west baptistery and organ chambers in the aisles. North-east tower over gateway, north vestry.
Dimensions:
Nave c 28m (90ft) x 10m (36ft).
Footprint of Church buildings: 1117 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
The present church was built 1890-2 to the designs of George Frederick Bodley, under the title Bodley and Garner. Enlarged 1910-12 at the west end, with vestries and tower added by Cecil Hare, Bodley's successor. The church forms the focus of the Eton College Mission founded by William How, first Bishop of Wakefield, in 1880. The clergy and social workers lived in the ancillary buildings which were built 1892-1912. In 1953 the parish of St Mary's joined that of St Augustine's and the Etonian connection died out. The chancel screen and choir stalls were moved to create a kind of narthex at the west end in 1958.
Exterior Description
The church is mostly designed in the Decorated style with reticulated or flamboyant tracery. The east window is a large pointed 7-light with a transom, a number of 2-lights and 3-lights lighting the ambulatory and vestry are arranged underneath in a complex façade, with stone banding and a crucifix in the gable. 3-light to the gabled south chapel. Sheer stone pilasters with gablets frame the facades. Tall 3-lights to the nave and west end.
The pointed entrance arch opens straight off the street and leads into a stone vaulted gateway, carved with inscriptions and flowers. The tower above has a corner turret and belfry with 2-light openings, never used for bells. Pyramid roof with weather vane. The hall and other buildings are secular Gothic.
Building Fabric and Features
Nave
19th century 8-bay aisled nave
Chancel
19th century 1-bay chancel
Chapel (component)
19th century south chapel
Baptistery
19th century west baptistery
Aisle
19th century organ chambers in the aisles
Tower (component)
20th century north-east tower over gateway
Vestry
20th century north vestry
Building Materials
Brick
19th century red brick
Bath Stone
19th century Bath stone dressing
Slate
19th century slated roof
Interior
Interior Description
While the church exterior is fairly standard late Gothic, the High Church interior could only be Bodley. Enormously tall nave and chancel under one boarded barrel-vaulted roof painted red, with north and south arcades on tall rectangular piers with single chamfered outer and inner arches, the latter resting on corbels. Narrow passage aisles and amulatory behind altar. Whitewashed walls.
The chancel screen is also by Bodley, now located at the west end, where the choir stalls have also been relocated; these have poppyheads. Projecting baptistry with decorated ceiling and separated from the nave with a Bodley screen. The screens are painted gold and dark green, with intricate Gothic tracery, they are similar to the organ chambers in the west bays of the aisles. The nave is otherwise an open space, wooden chairs are in use. Looking east the altar in the shallow chancel is by W Ellery Anderson, 1930. Lady Chapel at south-east corner with decorated ceiling.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
19th century Oak altar tables.
Reredos
20th century Carved and gilded reredos with painted scenes, by W Ellery Anderson, 1930. Signed and dated.
Pulpit
19th century Carved oak with painted panels and tester.
Lectern
19th century Brass eagle.
Font (component)
19th century Carved stone, octagonal with elaborate wooden cover, dated 1891.
Stained Glass (window)
20th century Fine east window and east window of the Lady Chapel by Francis Spear, 1953.
Plaque (component)
20th century Several brass plaques and inscriptions on the piers to clergy who served here.
Bells
Portable Furnishings and Artworks
Registers from 1892.
Churchyard
Grid reference: TQ 366 847
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
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There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | Yes |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
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