St Andrew, Stoke Newington, is a

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* listed

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parish church on Bethune Road in

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(on the border of

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), in the

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, England. The church, which is dedicated to

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, is located at the junction of Bethune Road and Dunsmure Road in London.

History

A temporary iron church was established on Manor Road in 1876. On 23 September 1883 the parish of Stoke Newington, St Andrew was created from parts of the parishes of Saint Mary, Stoke Newington and Saint Thomas,

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. It was one of several Hackney parishes listed by Charles Booth on his 1898–99 Poverty Map. The new parish's church,

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on 11 October 1884, was designed by

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. The church's records, from 1883 to 1977, are held at the

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Features

The interior is particularly striking, and features the extensive use of

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s, mostly by the Victorian designers

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. Most of the murals have been painted directly onto the walls; only those at high level in the

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are

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. The

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paintings are on

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and portray the

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and the

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. The murals on the walls of the

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depict the life of Jesus from the

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to the

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. Figures from the

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and the

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are in the chancel above the string course. Heaton, Butler and Bayne also designed most of the

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in the church's windows. The windows on the south side of the church did not survive damage by a bomb on 18 July 1944, during the

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. The east window, dating from 1951, is by the Scottish stained glass artist William Wilson. The great west window was designed by

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, largely as a

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memorial, and was dedicated in 1919. It was rededicated on 15 November 2015 by the

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, the Rt Revd Adrian Newman, at a celebration marking the completion of the first phase of the ongoing repairs to St Andrew's Church. The church also includes an unusual First World War memorial listing those from the parish who served and returned. It has been restored and is now hung in its original position at the east end of the north

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. The font, designed by Blomfield in

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, dates from 1884. Blomfield also designed the

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. The organ is by Walker and Sons.

References

External links

Official websiteParish boundaryLondon churches in photographs: St Andrew, Bethune Road, Stamford HillChurch Urban Fund: St. Andrew, Stoke NewingtonAIM 25: Saint Andrew, Stoke Newington: Bethune Road, HackneyThe National Archives (UK): Saint Andrew, Stoke Newington: Bethune Road, HackneyCharles Booth Online Archive notebook pages: references to St Andrew, Stoke Newington
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Andrew Stoke Newington 1883 establishments in England 19th-century Church of England church buildings Andrew the Apostle Arthur Blomfield church buildings Churches completed in 1884

Former civil parishes in the London Borough of Hackney Grade II* listed buildings in the London Borough of Hackney Grade II* listed churches in London Stamford Hill Stoke Newington World War I memorials in London

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