All Saints Church, Tooting
All Saints Church, Tooting | |
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51°25′50″N 0°09′26″W / 51.43047°N 0.15733°W | |
Location | Brudenell Road, Tooting, Greater London, SW17 8DF |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
History | |
Status | Active |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Parish church |
Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
Designated | 14 July 1955 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of Southwark |
Episcopal area | Kingston Episcopal Area |
Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Wandsworth |
Deanery | Tooting |
Parish | All Saints, Tooting |
All Saints Church is a Church of England parish church in Tooting, Wandsworth, Greater London. The church was designed by Temple Moore and is a grade II listed building.
History
Having been designed by Temple Moore, the church was built between 1903 and 1906.[1][2] Due to a conflict between Temple Moore and the first incumbent, the interior decoration was overseen by Walter Tapper.[2] The church was consecrated in 1907.[2] It is Gothic Revival in style. The church consists of a nave with double aisles, a north tower, an aisled chancel, and an eastern Lady Chapel.[1]
On 14 July 1955, the church was designated a grade II listed building.[1]
The album A Garland for Linda was recorded at All Saints in 1999.[3]
Present day
The parish of All Saints, Tooting is part of the Archdeaconry of Wandsworth in the Diocese of Southwark.[4]
Notable people
- Nicholas Frayling, later Dean of Chichester, was vicar from 1974 to 1983
- Peter Maurice, later Bishop of Taunton, was vicar from 1996 to 2003
- Graham Smith, later Dean of Norwich, served his curacy here
- Christopher Pullin, Canon Chancellor of Hereford Cathedral, served his curacy here[5]
References
- ^ a b c Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1357655)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ a b c "About". All Saints Tooting SW17. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "A Garland for Linda". David Matthews. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Tooting, All Saints, Tooting". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "New Chancellor announced". BBC - Hereford and Worcester. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
External links
- Church of England church buildings in the London Borough of Wandsworth
- Tooting
- Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Wandsworth
- Grade II listed churches in London
- Temple Moore buildings
- Anglican Diocese of Southwark
- Churches completed in 1906
- 20th-century Church of England church buildings
- 1906 establishments in England