St Peter's Church, Arkley
St Peter's Church, is a Church of England church in Arkley, in the London Borough of Barnet. It is a grade II listed building.[1]
History
The construction of the church was funded by Enoch Durant; a monument in the church placed by his widow marks his 1848 death.[2] Durant was the owner of a local brickworks, and lived at the High Canons estate in Shenley, near Borehamwood.[3]
The chancel was added in 1898 and was consecrated by the Bishop of St Albans, John Festing.[4] The stained glass of the east window was installed in 1903.[2]
Notable interments
The ashes of the English actor Trevor Howard are buried in an unmarked plot near the church. A small plaque on the exterior wall of the church commemorates the Howard family.[5]
Gallery
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East end -
West end -
Font -
Organ -
South side
References
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Peter (1078860)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ a b Nikolaus Pevsner; Bridget Cherry (1977). Hertfordshire. Yale University Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-300-09611-8.
- ^ "Enoch Durant". National Portrait Gallery Database. National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ The Builder. 1898.
- ^ Scott Wilson (16 September 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 859. ISBN 978-1-4766-2599-7.
External links
Media related to St Peter's Church, Arkley at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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