Churches and Chapels

St. Matthias's school was built in 1849 and the neighbouring church in 1853 to serve the built up area to the east and south

RT @beaucatcher: 13-14 October: festival at St Mary's old church to celebrate a new life as an arts centre for Stoke Newington.... http://t…

In 1855 the Rector of Stoke Newington Thomas Jackson wanted to demolish the Old Church but the parishioners opposed it.

In 1896 part of the floor of the Old Church was excavated to investigate a rumour that the remains of Oliver Cromwell were buried there

The Old churchyard was closed for burial in 1855 with two exceptions: 1905 (vault was purchased pre-1852) and 1912 (Rector Salmon's wife).

St Mary's Church, Old and New, were damaged by bombs in 1940.

The restoration of St Mary's Old Church by William Patten in the 16th century was so complete that none of the ancient structure survived

St Mary's (Old) Church was "repaired and beautified" in 1770, but by 1784 it proved once again too small for the ever-expanding parish

In around 1790, Jonathan Hoare leased land next to St Mary’s old church and began to lay out an estate that he called Stoke Newington Park.

The early settlement of SN was based on the Manor (located beneath the Town Hall) and the church, the earliest record dates back to 1314

@thisismikehall Most intriguing. Can't see how it's the Baptist Church unless it used to have a spire. I never noticed this before.

@thisismikehall The only other church on the high st was West Hackney on the East side but It didn't have a spire.

The new St Mary's Church was completed in 1858, however the spire was added in 1890.

@thisismikehall a ghost church on the high street! indeed :)

@Schopflin The new St Paul's West Hackney Church was built in 1960. Amazing to think it remained in such state for 20 years.

The cost of restoring the vandalised chapel at @AbneyParkN16 to its former glory is estimated at 2.4m

The new Abney Chapel opened in 1838 opposite Abney House with accommodation for 1,000. It suffered extensive war damage during WW2.

The widening of Church Street in 1927 caused a truncation of nos. 57, 73, and 93 and of Abney chapel.

Sir George Gilbert Scott, the architect who designed the new St Mary's church in 1855 also designed the Midland Grand hotel in St Pancars

St Mary's old church was restored for the first time by William Patten in 1563. It has been enlarged and restored a number of times since

"In 1816 an organ was introduced [to St Mary's old church] and a lady of limited musical ability installed." (Giltspur, 1893)

The spire was added to St Mary's new church in 1890 once sufficient funds were raised 32 years after the church was built in 1858

St Mary's Old Church was enlarged in 1706 and the chancel extended in 1723. In 1806 the walls were covered with cement to resemble stone.

"Extracts from the old registers of the church c. 1559 prove conclusively the parish was a place of fashionable residence in days gone by"

The old wooden rectory house which was pulled down to make way for St Mary's New Church was surrounded by a moat.

"The church of Stoke Newington is a Rectory in the peculiar jurisdiction of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's [Cathedral]" (Robinson, 1820)

St Mary's Old Church was initially a small gothic structure, built of hewn stones, flint and pebbles.

"In 1563 St. Mary's Church was repaired, or as Stow says 'rather new builded' by William Patten the then lord of the manor." (Robinson,1820)

St Mary's Old Church was nearly doubled in size when it was enlarged in 1716. It was enlarged again in 1723.

In 1806 the organist of St. Mary's [Old] Church was Miss Ann Ashley. Her annual salary was £20.

The Bird Cage pub in 1829 stood on the north corner of a built-up road called Birdcage Walk (later Chapel and from 1905 Windus Road).

Sunstone Women Gym on Northwold Rd was a Synagogue (1955-1989) and a Methodist Church in 1861 and between 1895-1954 coseti.org/www.oldsynagogues.org/nwphotog…

The chapel in @AbneyParkN16 was built by John Jay of London Wall. The foundation stone was laid by the Lord Mayor of the City of London.

Stoke Newingtonians successfully opposed plans to demolish the old Church in 1858 and use Clissold Park for residential development in 1890

There has been a site of Christian worship on the site of the "old" parish church since at least 1086 - and probably even before then.

The first recorded Rector in Stoke Newington was appointed in 1314 to a Church which included a chapel dedicated to St Thomas Becket.

St Mary's Old Church is the only church of the Elizabethan period left in London and one of only a few in the entire country

St Mary's Old Church is one of the very earliest Anglican Churches which has never been a Roman Catholic Church.

Cover of the Illustrated News of the World (4.6.1859) with an illustration of the interior of St Mary's New Church bridgemanart.com/en-GB/asset/585619/engli…

9.11.1858 - An article in The Illustrated London News about the newly built St Mary's Church in Stoke Newington old-print.com/mas_assets/ful…

The new church of St. Mary was started in 1855 and consecrated in 1858. A spire was completed on the western tower in 1890.

Rogers' House,Fleetwood House,St. Mary's Rectory,St. Mary's New Church, New River,Queen Elizabeth's Walk, Old Gateway british-history.ac.uk/old-new-london/vol5…

Pyllory Pond, the main water supply before the New River was constructed, was located near today's St Mary's new Church. Filled in 1828.

1 Church Row, part of row of 9 houses (1695-1933) demolished to make way for the Town Hall, was demolished in 1841 to extend the churchyard

Stoke Newington's first school was established in 1563 at the west end of the church by William Patten, the Lord of the Manor.

St. Mary's Church and the New River. The houses next to the church were demolished in the late 18th century flickr.com/photos/12403504@N02/1101999050…

The houses next to St Mary's old church were demolished in the 1790's when Jonathan Hoare built his estate, the future Clissold Park & House

St Mary's Church Rooms on Defoe Road were burned down in 1993.

The post World War 2 restoration of St Mary's New Church was completed in 1957. Re-dedication 02.05.57.

A re-dedication service of St Mary's Old Church following post World War 2 restoration was held on 01.03.53

In 1829 Sir Charles Barry (architect of the Houses of Parliament) restored St Mary's Old Church and added a spire to the old tower.

Built in 1712, 187-191 (odd) Stoke Newington High St are the oldest buildings in Stoke Newington (not including St Mary's Old Church)

Built in 1843 and now derelict, St Mary's Lodge at 73 Lordship Rd is the last-surviving of several grand detached houses built in the area.

Stoke Newington contains only one Grade I listed building (St Matthias Church). 12 buildings are Grade II* listed and 5 Grade II listed.

There has been a site of Christian worship on the site of St Mary's Old Church in Stoke Newington since at least 1086.

St Mary's Old Church in Stoke Newington is one of the very earliest Anglican Churches which has never been a Roman Catholic Church.

St Mary's Old Church in Stoke Newington is the only church of the Elizabethan period left in London, and one of only a few in England.

St Mary's Old Church was originally a third of its present size. The first major improvement took place in 1563 by William Patten.

A south aisle, tower and south east vestry were added to St Mary's Old Church in 1560. A north aisle was added in 1824 and a spire in 1829.

@aishimas4 St Matthias Church is on Wordsworth Road

@thevicsoc @HackneySociety any idea how come St Mary's Lodge (73 Lordship Road) isn't listed? (cc: @StMarysLodgeN16)

RT @HackneySociety: St Mary's Lodge is locally listed hackneybuildings.org/index.php/item…

Apart from St Mary's Old Church, the oldest architectural element on the north side of Church St are the Abney House gates dating from 1700

@StMarysLodgeN16 I've seen one or more photos of the junction at the Hackney Archives showing the old Church in the corner

1898 - Sheep in Clissold Park, St Mary's Old Church, Stoke Newington flickr.com/photos/1240350…

In November 1930 St George-in-the-East Church beat St Mary's 6-0 in the Hackney & Stoke Newington Deanery League

"[Church records dating back to 1559] prove conclusively that the parish was a place of fashionable residence in days gone by." (1908)

The saga of St Mary’s Lodge in Stoke Newington. Another Hackney house horror – in old N16 lovingdalston.co.uk/2014/03/anothe…

RT @hackneycitizen: Hackney’s Mayor accused of ‘washing his hands’ of threatened St Mary’s Lodge #Hackney #N16 hackneycitizen.co.uk/2014/04/15/jul… via @…

Hackney’s Mayor Jules Pipe accused of ‘washing his hands’ of threatened St Mary’s Lodge hackneycitizen.co.uk/2014/04/15/jul…