St Paul's Church, Tottenham

St Paul the Apostle is a church in the Church of England Diocese of London in Tottenham, London, England.

History

The community of St Paul's began around 1855British History Online in an iron building in Northumberland Park (what is now 125 Northumberland Park). Ms Jemima Holt bequeathed some land in Park Lane and William Mumford, architect, was appointed. Construction work began in 1858 and the church, built from Kentish stone, was consecrated in 1859 as one of the "Commissioners churches".St Paul's website

In 1973 the building was demolished and whilst the new church and flats were being built the church community worshipped in the school hall across the road. The current building was dedicated on 20 November 1976 by the Right Revd Bill Westwood, Bishop of Edmonton.St Paul's website

Fr Alan Hopes, who later converted to Roman Catholicism and became an Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster and then Bishop of East Anglia, was Vicar of St Paul's for 16 years.

St Paul's is in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England,St Paul's website celebrating Mass daily.

Clergy Incumbents Parish Priest 1873 - Fr D. J. Harrison (First Incumbent) c.1873 - Fr Hugh M’Sorley, MA Tottenham in 1873 (from the Post Office Directory) 1893–1896 Fr Benjamin White Clinch 1932-1945 Revd Joseph Oscar De Vile 1945–1947 Fr Jack Plumley 1957-1967 Fr Desmond Curzon 1978–1994 Fr Alan Hopes 1996–2006 Canon Andrew Dangerfield 2007–2011 Fr Mark Elliott-Smith Vicar 2011- Fr Robert Wilkinson

Curates Curate 1953–1955 Fr Eric John Cooper 1976–1983 Fr Lamont Wellington Sanderson Phillips (NSM) Fr Stuart Wilson 1973–1976 Fr Stephen Taylor 1978–1982 Canon John Salter 1982–1985 Fr Tony Robinson 1983–1986 Fr John Hassell 1985–1989 Fr Nigel Orchard 1986–1988 Fr Christopher Darvill 1988–1991 Fr Jeffrey Vaughan (NSM) 1988–1991 Fr Paul Waters 1991–1994 Fr Nigel Massey 1989 Fr Nigel Asbridge 1991–1993 Fr Chris Eydon 1994 - 1996 Fr Peter Wilson 1996–2001 Fr Mark Elliott-Smith 1999–2004 Fr Jeremy Fox 2000–2005 Fr Tony Haynes (NSM) 2002–2005 Fr Colin Dickson 2007–2011 Fr James Hill 2010–2012 Fr Christopher Trundle 2012-2013 Fr Adrian Teare

References and sources 'Tottenham: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 5: Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, Edmonton Enfield, Monken Hadley, South Mimms, Tottenham (1976), pp. 348–355.

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