Christ Church, Southgate is situated at The Green, Waterfall Road, London, N14.
Ordnance Survey Map No.176/TQ297934
Number of bells: Ten
Weight of tenor: 24cwt 3qrs 7lbs
Sanctus bell - cast 1616
Ringing times:
Wednesday 7.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m.,
Sunday 9.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m., and 5.30 p.m. to 6.30.p.m.
Vicar: Revd. Peter Jackson, 1 The Green, Southgate, London, N14 7EG
Telephone: (44) 020 8886 0384
The church was built in 1862, and replaces a chapel that had been on the site since 1615.The chapel was called the Weld Chapel, after Sir John Weld, the owner of the estate at that time. The tower of the present church contains ten bells, the weight of the largest bell being 24cwt 3qrs 7lbs. The six heaviest bells were cast by Mears and Stainbank in 1874, and first rung on Whit Sunday 24th May 1874. Two more bells were added in 1879, and a further two were added in 1920. Also in the tower is a Sanctus bell that originally hung in a bell-turret in the Weld Chapel. This bell was cast in 1616, and weighs about 2½ cwt.
A book has been written describing the history of the church, its bells and its ringers, and is available from the author, Dennis Willcocks, who has been a ringer at the church since 1966. The book is called ‘A History of Christ Church Society of Bell Ringers’, and costs £4.95, plus £2.00 p & p, total £6.95 (ISBN 0 9525387 0 9).
"If you want to know about Southgate, read this book" - The Ringing World
The same author has also published a book concerning the history of the Weld family and the Weld Chapel. The family owned large amounts of land in London, as well as in Middlesex and Hertfordshire. Sir Humphrey Weld, father of Sir John Weld, was Lord Mayor of London in 1608. Sir John Weld's son, also called Humphrey, purchased Lulworth Castle in Dorset in 1641. Descendants of the Weld family still live there. The book is called 'The Weld Family of Arnold's, Southgate' and costs £5.00, plus £2.00 p & p, total £7.00 (ISBN 0 9525387 1 7). The book contains previously unpublished illustrations of the Weld Chapel.
Proceeds from both books is being donated to the Christ Church, Southgate Fabric Fund.
Book orders, and other enquiries, should be sent to Dennis Willcocks, 48 Boleyn Drive, St Albans, Herts. AL1 2BS, telephone number (44) 01727 865897, or e-mail mailto:dwillcocks@compuserve.com
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For details of ringing in the north London area, see the Middlesex County Association web site at http:/www.mclode.btinternet.co.uk/Middlesex/
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