St Alban's Church, Holborn
| St Alban's Church, Holborn | |
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Hampstead | |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Jonathan Baker (AEO) |
| Vicar(s) | Christopher Smith |
| Assistant priest(s) | Ronald Corp |
| Curate(s) | Edward Carr |
St Alban's Church, Holborn, is a Church of England parish church in Holborn, central London, for a time becoming one of two churches of its parish which retains the name and St Peter's Saffron Hill to serve the mixed-use zone, notable for jewel-setting and for law firms.[1] It has been Grade II* listed since 1951.[2] This land is commonly – other than mainly to state Holborn, meaning part of Holborn – called Hatton Garden. St Peter's church is defunct, rationalising the number of churches in line with population changes of the district.
History
Beginnings
In 1891 a chapel was added to designs by Charles Henry Money Mileham (1837–1917), with the chapel's stained glass by Charles Eamer Kempe added in 1898 – it now also contains two Stations of the Cross by Ninian Comper.
The 1890s saw the future bishop Hensley Henson (then vicar of St Margaret's Barking) frequently visit as a guest preacher.[6]
1900–present
In 1938 the church hosted England's first complete performance of
On 9 June 1990 the church hosted the foundation of
The current vicar is Fr Christopher Smith who has been in the post since 2011. He was preceded by Fr Howard Levett who retired in 2010.
Organists
- Thomas Morley 1862 – ????
- Alfred Cellier 1868–????
- Mr Branscome ????-1879
- James Farquharson Walenn 1879–1884
- George Sampson 1884–1888
- Thomas Adams1888–1918
- A. Sidney Marks 1918–1919
- George Oldroyd 1919–1920
- G. D. Cunningham 1920–1924
- W.J. Phillips 1924
- Owen Le Patourel Franklin 1925–1928
- Bertram J Orsman 1928–1929
- Reginald Goodall 1929–1936
- Arnold Richardson 1936–1942
- Arthur E. Watts 1949–1952
- H.F. Arnold 1952–1954
- Frederick S. Waterman 1954–1957
- Ivan Kilian 1957–1958
- Edward Alfred Bloomfield 1959–1961
- Michael J Foley 1962–1980
- Michael Fleming 1980–1998
- Edward Batting 1998–current
Gallery of architectural features
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West door inscription -
'Jesus Being Raised From the Dead' by Hans Feibusch
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References
- ^ "The Parish of St Alban's Holborn". Stalbansholborn.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ "CHURCH OF ST ALBAN THE MARTYR – 1272353". Historic England. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ Charles Booth's Descriptive Map of London Poverty, 1889
- ^ Bernard Palmer, Reverend Rebels: Five Victorian Clerics and their Fight Against Authority, (London, Darton, Longman & Todd, 1993), p.78
- ^ Michael Reynolds, Martyr of Ritualism: Father Mackonochie of St. Alban’s, Holborn (London: Faber and Faber, 1965)
- ^ "Bishop Hensley Henson – Master of Dialectic", The Times, 29 September 1947, p. 27
- ^ "St Alban, Holborn". bishopoffulham.org.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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