Description by Architect - 1

Description of Saint Erkenwald's Church, Southend, Essex

BY

WALTER J. TAPPER, A.R.I.B.A.

The Church will be erected on a well chosen site in the York Road, at a point where it forms a junction with Southchurch Avenue. It is high ground, and the subsoil, being excellent gravel, will form a good foundation for the Fabric. The building, being one of high proportions, will, when completed with the Tower, form a conspicuous land mark from the Sea.

The site is in form a parallelogram and measures 235 ft. 0 in. from East to West by 100 ft. 0 in. North to South.

The Church is to be placed towards the western boundary, leaving a sufficient area for future Parish room and Vicarage at its eastern end. These latter are arranged to form a quadrangle.

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The Church itself will consist of a Nave of four bays, with a North Aisle, at the eastern end of which is a morning chapel, convenient for small congregations, a Chancel of two bays, the easternmost of which has canted sides. Vestries are places on the North side of the Chancel, with Heating Chamber below.

The Tower is at the South West corner of the Nave.

The completed Church will accommodate 800 people.

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