Christ Church, Wanstead
Christ Church is a Church of England church in Wanstead, east London. It was built as a chapel of ease to St Mary the Virgin, whose parish it still shares, to meet population expansion in the Snaresbrook area caused by the railway boom.[1]
Built at the height of the Gothic revival, its architecture is the geometric style of the late 13th century. It was designed by
Archibald Tait, Bishop of London. An extra bay was added to the nave's original four in 1867, along with a south aisle to match the original north aisle. Two years later a tower and spire followed, though the vestries were only added in 1889.[2]
References
- ^ "Parish of Wanstead – History". Official website. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ 'Wanstead: Religious history', in A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6, ed. W R Powell (London, 1973), pp. 332–336. British History Online
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