Church of St Edward the Confessor, Romford
The building remained in use until 1844 when work on a new church to the east of the Market Place (now the war memorial in Main Road) was started.[1] Blore's chapel in Main Road remained and continued as a burial ground, hence the current collection of c. 19 headstones at the back of the park.The foundation stone was laid on the 14 July 1849 by the conservative politician Thomas William Bramston, who was then the member of parliament for Romford.[1] To pay for the construction, £2,500 was borrowed from financiers, £1,000 was given by New College, Oxford, and the remainder was donated through grants and private subscription.[4] The wall that separates the churchyard from the Market Place may be contemporary and could date to around the time of the building of the second church in the 14th century.A major renovation took place in 1988 which included the installation of under floor heating whilst the fixed pews were converted to free standing.[1] The church consists of a nave of five bays with clerestory, north and south aisles, chancel, Lady Chapel and west gallery.
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