Leyton: St Paul
Overview
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Building Materials
Brick
Laid in English Bond
Copper
Sheets on later vestry addition roof.
Slate
Roofs are covered with Westmorland green slates on the finished parts , Welsh blue slates on the unfinished parts
Stone
Dressings
Interior
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
Pale oak in a style copied from Stuart communion tables with turned baluster legs. Along the front rail is incised "DO THIS IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME" by Mabbitt 1978.
Font (object)
1907
Stone, octagonal on an octagonal stem with foliate capital and IHS in a quatrefoil on one face of the bowl
Lectern
1907
Brass pedestal
Organ (object)
Two manual instrument provided by Henry Speechly & Sons in the 1920s, rebuilt in 1975.
Pulpit
1907
The pulpit is an unexpectedly extravagant design in the wayward. Elizabethan Renassiance style, with elaborately shaped panels , exaggeratedly tapered paired pilasters and a richly carved cornice; basically square with canted corners, with a fielded panel under a lunette in each face, oak. It is inscribed with the names of Martyn, Livingstone, Patteson and Heber and the text " PAUL AN /APOSTLE OF /JESUS CHRIST" ; probably by Streatfield
Rail
1938
Have simple twisted iron uprights and brackets and an oak rail
Reredos
1913
Oak, panelling with canopies over empty niches in five equal bays with flanking bays of slightly different design
Churchyard
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | N/A |
| Solar Thermal Panels | N/A |
| Biomass | N/A |
| Wind Turbine | N/A |
| Air Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ev Charging | N/A |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
Further information
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