St Mark's Church, Barnet Vale

St Mark's Church, Barnet Vale
Location	Potters Road, Barnet Vale, Hertfordshire, EN5 5HY
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Previous denomination	Traditional Catholic
Website	Church website
History
Status	Active
Architecture
Functional status	Parish church
Heritage designation	Grade II listed
Architect(s)	John Loughborough Pearson
Style	Neo-perpendicular Gothic
Years built	1897-9
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of St Albans
Archdeaconry	Archdeaconry of Hertford
Parish	Chipping Barnet
Clergy
Vicar(s)	The Revd Tristan Chapman

St Mark's Church, Barnet Vale is the Church of England parish church for Barnet Vale. ^[1] It is located in the Diocese of St Albans. It is a Grade II listed building. ^[2]

Building

The church building began as the work of John Loughborough Pearson in a neo-perpendicular Gothic style, but was completed after his death. A red brick chancel with tiled roofs was later included. A bricked-up entrance exists for the tower which was never built. The church contains fittings designed by William Butterfield. ^[3]

Memorials

The south porch contains three niches with ogee hoods containing three statues by Nathaniel Hitch, one of which is dedicated to Lieutenant Cyril Catford. ^{[4] [3]}

People

In the early twentieth century the parish organist was W. R. Driffill.

References

1. Home The Parish Church of St Mark, Barnet Vale. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
2. "Church of St Mark". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
3. "CHURCH OF ST MARK". Historic England . Retrieved 2 February 2022.
4. Pevsner, N., Cherry, B., (1952) The Buildings of England: Hertfordshire. p. 258.

External links

• Media related to Saint Mark's Church, Barnet Vale at Wikimedia Commons
• 'St. Mark, Barnet Vale, [H00632]'. National Pipe Organ Register. Online resource, accessed 19 January 2025.

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