The Growth of ""New London"" in Suburban Middlesex (1918-1945) and the Response of the Church of England.

THE GROWTH OF ""NEW LONDON"" IN SUBURBAN MIDDLESEX (1918-1945) AND THE RESPONSE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Preface; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 -- The secularisation myth; Chapter 2 -- The background to the inter-war years; Chapter 3 -- The expansion of the Middlesex suburbs ('New London' north of the Thames), 1918-1939; Chapter 4 -- The response of the Church of England to the growth of 'new London'; Chapter 5 -- The Forty-Five Churches Fund; Chapter 6 -- Five Case-Studies.

Chapter 7 -- Strategies of Mission in the inter-war suburbs the geographical aspects; Chapter 8 -- Strategies of Mission in the inter-war suburbs; other aspects; Chapter 9 -- The overall response: assessing the extent of 'success' for the Church of England in the expanding suburbs of Middlesex, 1918-1945; Illustration 1. Rapid suburban estate development at Queensbury, 1935; Illustration 2. The area around Edgware LT station, 1927; Illustration 3. The area around Edgware station (Northern Line) 1939; Illustration 4. Belmont Halt in September 1932; Illustration 5. Belmont Circle in 1938.

Illustration 6. St Alban's ChurchIllustration 7. Interior of John Keble, Mill Hill; Illustration 8. John Keble Church, Mill Hill, built in 1936; Illustration 9. Interior of John Keble, Mill Hill; Illustration 10. 'The Gang'; Illustration 11. 'The JK Gang'; Illustration 12. St Raphael's Church; Illustration 13. St Anselm's Church; Illustration 14. Interior of Anselm's Church; Illustration 15. Sunday School Class at St Aidan's; Illustration 16. Interior of the dual-purpose hall/church of The Ascension, Wembley; Illustration 17. Interior of St Alban's Church.

Illustration 18. Interior of St FrancisIllustration 19. Interior of All Hallows, Twickenham; Illustration 20. Church of the Ascension, Hanger Hill; Illustration 21. Interior of the Church of Ascension; Illustration 22. St Thomas, Boston Manor Road; Illustration 23. Exterior of St Paul's Church, Corbins Lane; Illustration 24. Holy Cross Church, Ferrymead Gardens; Chapter 10 -- Summary and Conclusions; Appendices; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Bibliography; Index.

This groundbreaking book sheds much-needed light on the neglected ecclesiastical history of urban England in the twentieth century. Working from detailed field evidence Rex Walford has investigated the fate of the Church of England in suburban Middlesex (?New London? north of the Thames) between the two World Wars. Quite contrary to a widely-held view, the Anglican Church flourished and expanded in this area during this time. More Anglican Churches than cinemas were built in the Diocese of London between 1918 and 1945 and many of them were significant in architecture, liturgy and new strategie.

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