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Christ Church

Designed by architect Thomas Allom, a founder member of what would become the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Highbury, Greater London

Opening times

Office is open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9am to 4.30pm.
Sunday Services 9am and 11am.
Open for various groups throughout the week.

Address

Highbury Grove
Highbury
Greater London
N5 1SA

Built on a site given by John Dawes, a local landlord and benefactor, Christ Church was completed and consecrated in 1848. Christ Church was originally built as a preaching church in a cruciform shape with short chancel, transepts, and nave. There is a framed invitation to the opening ceremony in the Fellowship Room at the back of the church, which shows the shorter nave and the original west entrance as seen from Highbury Fields. In 1872 the west front was demolished, and the building extended by two bays exactly matching the style of the original to the design of Williams and Crouch.

The interior is notable for the apsidal sanctuary with blank arcading resting on triple colonnettes, the spandrels filled with foliage carving and emblems of the evangelists. The choir of one bay opens into the central octagon, the arcade of which is formed of octagonal columns carrying multi-moulded pointed arches. The roof is in timber with arched braces rising from wall shafts, the corbels carved with angels and foliage; this arrangement runs throughout the church.

We are a diverse congregation of approximately 300 adults and 100 children with strong lay leadership support. Our motto is 'roots down, branches out' reflecting our desire to mature in faith, not as an end in itself, but in order to reach out and engage our communities with the love of Christ. Please see our website for details.

  • Spectacular stained glass

  • National heritage here

  • Enchanting atmosphere

  • Captivating architecture

  • Space to secure your bike

  • Ramp or level access available on request

  • Parking within 250m

  • Level access to the main areas

  • Dog friendly

  • Bus stop within 100m

  • Accessible toilets in church

  • Sunday Services & Morning Prayer.

  • Morning Prayer.

  • Jazz vespers once a month.

  • Memory Cafe.

  • Sparky Songs & Eclectic Voices & Highbury Young Singers.

  • JB fitness.

  • Brownies & Guides.

  • Playgroup & Monkey Music.

  • Church of England

  • Cornerstone Grant, £10,000, 2020

  • Our Cornerstone Grants fund urgent repairs and essential community facilities such as toilets and kitchens to help keep churches open.

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Our history is inexorably entwined with some of the most radical and progressive developments of the modern age, and yet the core principles at the centre of our congregation remain as true today as they were when the church began.