St Mary's Church, Addington
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| St Mary's Church | |
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| Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin | |
The west tower of St Mary's
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| Location | Addington, London Borough of Croydon, London |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Churchmanship | Modern Catholic |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Mary the Blessed Virgin |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Designated | 29 January 1951 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Parish of Addington |
| Deanery | Croydon Addington |
| Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Croydon |
| Episcopal area | Croydon Episcopal Area |
| Diocese | Diocese of Southwark |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Jonathan Clark, Bishop of Croydon |
| Vicar(s) | The Revd Debbie Forman |
| NSM(s) | The Revd Barbara Gentilella |
The Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin is an Anglican church in Addington, London. It is associated with the Archbishops of Canterbury of the 19th Century, who lived at the nearby Addington Palace; five of the archbishops are buried at the church.
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History
There is evidence for a church on this site since at least 1080 AD. It was once the only church in Addington village when it was the centre of a larger parish then incorporating Shirley. It has an 11th-century chancel and windows. The south aisle, built in the early 13th century, is narrow as it once had a thatched roof, hence its falling roofline. The belltower assumed its current form in 1876.[1] The church tower has a belfry with 6 bells, the earliest probably dating from 1380 as well as two 17th Century bells.[2]The bells were restored in 1957. The chancel was richly decorated in 1898 in memory of Archbishop Benson.[2]
On 29 January 1951, St Mary's became a Grade I listed building.[3]
The parish was part of the Diocese of Canterbury until 1984 when it joined the Diocese of Southwark.[4]
Notable burials
The crypt is now inaccessible, but the church is the burial place of a Lord Mayor of the City of London, the armigerous Leigh family who were Lords of the manor, and five of the six Archbishops of Canterbury who spent time at their residence nearby of Addington Palace.
The Archbishops interred at St Mary's are:[5]
- Archbishop Charles Manners-Sutton – Died 1828 (buried in a vault under the vestry).
- Archbishop William Howley – Died 1848 (buried in the chancel).
- Archbishop John Bird Sumner – Died 1862 (buried in the churchyard).
- Archbishop Charles Longley – Died 1868 (buried in the churchyard).
- Archbishop Archibald Campbell Tait – Died 1882 (buried in churchyard).
There is also a memorial to the Archbishops in the graveyard.
Present day
Now the church ministers to the people living in the more immediate vicinity that includes Addington village, the southern elevation of and escarpment running down from the Addington Hills, the residences along Fieldway on the northernmost part of the New Addington estate, Addington and Forestdale.
Notable clergy
- John Cavell was a curate here between 1947 and 1949, he later became Bishop of Southampton[6]
- Michael Perham was a curate here between 1976 and 1981, he later became Bishop of Gloucester[7]
Images
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St Mary's, Addington Village, CR0 - geograph.org.uk - 55142.jpg
The chancel
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The graveyard
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Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Addington, Surrey - geograph.org.uk - 1031797.jpg
View from the road
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St Mary's, Addington Village, CR0 - geograph.org.uk - 55139.jpg
View from the west
References
- ↑ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/bucks/vol2/pp53-54 'Addington', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire, Volume 2, North (London, 1913), pp. 53-54 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/bucks/vol2/pp53-54 [accessed 25 February 2015].
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