St Peter and St Paul, Chingford

St Peter and St Paul is a Church of England parish church in Chingford, London. The church is a Grade II* listed building.

St Peter & St Paul Parish Church, Chingford
Location	Chingford, London, E4 7EN
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Anglo-Catholic
Website	parishofchingford.org.uk
History
Status	Active
Architecture
Functional status	Parish church
Heritage designation	Grade II* listed
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Chelmsford
Archdeaconry	Archdeaconry of West Ham
Parish	Chingford
Clergy
Rector	Vacant
Honorary priest(s)	The Revd Canon Rodney Matthews
Assistant	The Revd Marilyn Claydon
Deacon(s)	The Revd Prof Maxwell Hutchinson
Laity
Director of music	Michael Emerson
Churchwarden(s)	Richard Vincent
Sacristan	Teresa Law

History

It was built in 1844 by the architect Lewis Vulliamy, and the eastern parts were added in 1903 by Sir Arthur Blomfield.^[1] It was paid for with £5,000 of his own money by Robert Boothby Heathcote, the then rector of All Saints, Chingford, who was concerned about the poor condition of that church.^[2]

On 28 June 1954, the church was designated a Grade II* listed building.^[1]

Present day

The parish of Chingford is in the Archdeaconry of West Ham of the Diocese of Chelmsford.^[3] The parish worships in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England.^[3]

Notable clergy

• Maxwell Hutchinson, architect, serves as parish deacon since 2016

Gallery

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  Notice board
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  Front of the church
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  Side of the church
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  Graveyard