OS grid reference TQ3290 Denomination Church of England Website www.stbenetfink.org.uk Length 41 m Status Church | Country United Kingdom Churchmanship Traditional Catholic Opened 1912 Phone +44 20 8888 4541 | |
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Founded June 3, 1911 (1911-06-03) - but see note below Address Walpole Rd, London N17 6BH, UK Similar St Benet Fink, St Benet's - Paul's Wharf, St Ann's Church - South Tot, All Saints Notting Hill, St Philip the Apostle - T | ||
St Benet Fink, Tottenham, is an Anglican church in Tottenham, London.
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Early history
The original St Benet Fink church was in Threadneedle Street in the City of London and is first mentioned in 1216. At an unknown prior date a Saint Benedict's Church had been rebuilt with a gift from one Robert Finke.
Name
Benet is short for Benedict from Saint Benedict. Historically, if there was more than one church in an area dedicated to a particular Saint then the benefactor's name was added to the churches name, hence Benet Fink.
20th century
In 1904, a mission to this district was established and a Tin Tabernacle opened in Granger Road, dedicated to St Luke, in 1905, while funds were raised to build a permanent building. The current church was built during 1911 and 1912, and at its consecration on 15 May 1912, the Bishop of London referred to it as ‘the little Cathedral’; given its light and airy interior, reminiscent of Gothic cathedral architecture, it is easy to see why. The architect was J. S. Alder, and St Benet’s is said to be his most complete and unaltered church. The spire houses a single bell, as was common architectural practice at the beginning of the last century; the building has a grade II listing. The symbols in the windows are the symbols of the saints and martyrs of Christian antiquity.
Architecture
The church is of red brick with a slate roof and has a small spire that accommodates a single bell. It is the style that was common in north London at the beginning of the twentieth century. The site includes a matching vicarage and church hall.
Incumbents
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