Christ Church, Hampstead

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Christ Church, Hampstead
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Christ Church, Hampstead
Location within Greater London
51°33′34″N0°10′32″W / 51.55944°N 0.17556°W / 51.55944; -0.17556
Country UK
Denomination Church of England
Architecture
Designated1850
Architect(s) Samuel Daukes
Style Early English Gothic
Completed1852
Administration
Diocese Diocese of London
Archdeaconry Hampstead
Deanery North Camden
Clergy
Vicar(s) Paul Conrad

Christ Church, Hampstead, is a Church of England church in Hampstead, London. It is a church with particular connections to the old village of Hampstead and the Heath. [1]

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Former Prime Minister Clement Attlee was married to his wife, Violet Attlee, at Christ Church, Hampstead.

History

The present church was erected between 1850 and 1852 to designs by the architect Samuel Daukes in the Early English Gothic style. In 1860 a timber gallery was erected by Sir Gilbert Scott (this was dismantled in the 1960s). In 1881–82 the north porch and aisle were added to designs by Ewan Christian. The church is constructed of Kentish ragstone with Portland stone dressings and slate roofs.

In 1855 the church built a primary school adjacent, originally for infants. [2] By the post-World War II period the school catered to kindergarten (ages 3 – 5) and primary (ages 5 – 11) mixed gender students, organized as one class per year. This was one of many such church-associated schools in the area.

Vicars

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List of vicars

Bells

The church has a ring of eight bells, the heaviest of which weighs in at 24cwt. [3] They were installed in 2005 after Michael Royalton-Kisch, the current tower captain, single-handedly raised £100,000 to replace the old, unsafe bells. [4] The current band practices on a Wednesday evening at 7pm, and rings for most Sunday services.

The treble, tenor, third and fifth bells were the work of Gillett & Johnston, adopted from St Luke's in Cowley, Oxford. [5] The remaining four bells were cast by Whitechapel Bell Foundry in 2005.

BellWeightNoteCastFounder
Treble6-0-1Eb1938Gillett & Johnston
26-3-2D2005Whitechapel Bell Foundry
37-0-26C1938Gillett & Johnston
48-0-4Bb2005Whitechapel Bell Foundry
510-2-12Ab1938Gillett & Johnston
612-1-26G2005Whitechapel Bell Foundry
717-0-8F2005Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Tenor24-0-5Eb1938Gillett & Johnston

Organ

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The organ pipes

The church had an organ installed in 1857 [6] by the celebrated builder Henry Willis who also became the church's first organist. The organ has since been replaced. In about 1968 dry rot was found directly above the organ and to repair the damage the organ had to be partly dismantled. It was stored in the church but was never re-assembled. At some point after this it was taken away and stored (possibly by the organ builders Mander). After some trials of the Allen computer organ, a smaller 2 manual tracker action instrument was installed at the rear of the church. The BBC visited the church and chose to broadcast their Morning Service soon after, however the Willis organ that they heard on their 'scouting' visit had been dismantled by the time they came to broadcast live.

There have been a number of famous organists including:

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References

  1. ↑ "Christ Church, Hampstead, Hampstead". achurchnearyou.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Hampstead - Education – A History of the County of Middlesex". pp. 159–169.
  3. ↑ "Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers entry for Christ Church". dove.cccbr.org.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  4. ↑ White, Michael (4 December 2005). "Ask not for whom the bells of Hampstead Heath toll". Telegraph. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  5. ↑ "Matthew Higby's Recent Work". bell-hangers.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  6. ↑ "N17087 (Christ Church Hampstead)". National Pipe Organ Register. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  7. ↑ Musical Standard. 1 August 1868. P44
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