Weight: 388 lbs Diameter: 25.5" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by Gillett & Johnston 1927
Dove Bell ID: 55341 Tower ID: 20871 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Christ Church Highbury Grove
Diocese of London
Church, 623124
http://www.christchurchhighbury.comOverview
Grid reference: TQ 319 854
Built of brick, faced with Kentish rag and the customary Bath stone dressing. The church is perhaps best seen when approached from Highbury Fields as the view from the north-west shows off to advantage the picturesque composition of tower and spire, gabled north-west entrance and the west facade of the nave with its central portal and large west window with reticulated tracery.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
A central octagon, from which radiate the transepts, a short chancel terminating in a three sided apse, and a long nave with aisles. In the angle between the north transept and the nave is a tower with spire.
Footprint of Church buildings: 626 m²
Exterior Description
Built of brick, faced with Kentish rag and the customary Bath stone dressing. The church is perhaps best seen when approached from Highbury Fields as the view from the north-west shows off to advantage the picturesque composition of tower and spire, gabled north-west entrance and the west facade of the nave with its central portal and large west window with reticulated tracery. The corner pinnacles of the west end of the nave balance those at the gable ends of the north and south transepts. The tower has a very tall bell-stage, with immensely tall twin louvred openings on all four sides. The lucarnes on the spire all have their own gables, so that the effect is jagged and picturesque rather than soaring.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
1954
The apse windows have glasss by Francis Spear, in which the Agbus Dei and winged symbols of the Evangelists float towards the top of what are largely clear-glazed lights.
Stained Glass
1955
North and south transept windows, by Francis Spear.
Building Materials
Kentish Ragstone
Bath Stone
Dressings
Interior
Interior Description
The interior is very plain, with whitened walls and an impression of large light spaces. The roof braces come down on to angel corbels and the capitals of the octagonal piers have plain mouldings. Nave, octagon, and shallow transepts are all aisled and, with the exception of the transept north and south windows and the upper part of the apse windows, the church is all plain glazed. An elaborate glazed screen of crocketted gables in plaster marks the entrance to the vestry in the north aisle of the nave and round the walls of the sanctuary is a screen of blank arcading (also in plaster or stone composition) with an elaborately carved frieze, moulding and cresting. The roofing of the octagon deserves notice as an ingenious means of covering such a large space. The wooden ribs spring from stone corbels and support a kind of square grid in the centre, with a large central pendant. The interior walls are cream-washed, with a dado painted blue.
Fixtures and fittings
Reredos
Late 19th Century
Wooden, with blank arcading cusped and gabled
Altar
Late 19th Century
Communion table with fairly elaborate carved front
Organ (object)
1903
A three-manual instrument by Norman and Beard, 1903. The case is divided into two large portions, north and south of the octagon.
Lectern
Brass eagle
Pulpit
1848
Of stone.
Font (object)
1848
Small octagonal font
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TQ 319 854
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
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.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| 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.
Further information
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