St Mark's Church, Barnet Vale

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St Mark's Church, Barnet Vale
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St Mark's Church, Barnet Vale
LocationPotters Road, Barnet Vale, Hertfordshire, EN5 5HY
CountryEngland
Denomination Church of England
Previous denomination Traditional Catholic
Website Church website
History
StatusActive
Architecture
Functional status Parish church
Heritage designation Grade II listed
Architect(s) John Loughborough Pearson
Style Neo-perpendicular Gothic
Years built1897-9
Administration
Parish Chipping Barnet
Archdeaconry Archdeaconry of Hertford
Diocese Diocese of St Albans
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]

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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]


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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. 1 2 "CHURCH OF ST MARK". Historic England . Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. Pevsner, N., Cherry, B., (1952) The Buildings of England: Hertfordshire. p. 258.

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