All Hallows' Church, Tottenham

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All Hallows' Church
Parish Church of All Hallows
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All Hallows' Church, Tottenham
LocationChurch Lane, Tottenham, London N17 7AA
Country United Kingdom
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Traditional Catholic
Website www.allhallowstottenham.com
History
Foundedc. 1200
Administration
Diocese London
Episcopal areaEdmonton
Archdeaconry Hampstead
Deanery Haringey
Parish Tottenham – All Hallows
Clergy
Vicar(s) The Revd Preb. Roy Pearson (1935-2023)

All Hallows is an Anglican church in Tottenham, North London. It is one of the oldest buildings in the London Borough of Haringey, [1] having been built as All Saints' Church in the 12th century, then re-dedicated as All Hallows in the 15th century. [2]

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It stands adjacent to Bruce Castle and Tottenham Cemetery. It is reputed to have been given to Tottenham by King David I of Scotland, strengthening its connection with the Bruce family who were owners of Bruce Castle. [1] The church is part of the Diocese of London and its clergy have included William Bedwell [3] (from 1607), the devotional writer Edward Sparke (1667–1693), and John Howard Churchill, later Dean of Carlisle. [4]

The church was restored between 1875 and 1877 by the architect William Butterfield. [5] It has been painted many times, including by William Ellis, John Preston Neale, William Henry Prior, John Thomas Smith, [6] Jean Baptiste Claude Chatelain [7] and John Constable.[ citation needed ]

The church tower houses eight bells, [8] one of which was donated by Dr. Humphrey Jackson in 1801 and was originally said to have been taken from the Quebec garrison, but which has now been proved via extensive research in a variety of archives to be from the Cathedral in Quebec, taken in 1759. [2] These make up the largest ring of bells in the borough. [9]

There are yew trees in the churchyard imported from Ireland more than 1000 years ago. [1]

E. L. Sprylions, of the All Hallows Bible class, was the instigator behind the formation of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. in 1882. [3]

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