Gardens · London
Old Vestry Office
Old Vestry Office — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
Christine Matthews — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
Old Vestry Office is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Old Vestry Office is a grade II listed building at 22 The Town, Enfield, London.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The present-day Enfield Vestry Office was built between 1800 and 1830. Hexagonal in shape, it was built as a residence for the parish beadle (parish constable) who was responsible for assisting with services in the parish church on Sundays, Good Friday, and other special occasions. The beadle also attended the Vestry meetings and performed duties as instructed, including the supervision of law and order, overseeing poor relief and ensuring any orders of the Vestry were carried out. The building also served as a watch-house, a base for night-watchmen, with two cells for holding suspects before they appeared before a magistrate. After the passing into law of the County Police Act 1839…
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- Coordinates
- 51.6523, -0.0818
- Official site
- www.dugdaleartscentre.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q26352306 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Old Vestry Office, Enfield (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Old Vestry Office?
- Old Vestry Office is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.6523°, -0.0818°.