Chapels · London
Ponders End
Ponders End — a methodist chapel in england-london, United Kingdom.
Des Blenkinsopp — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Free entry
About
Ponders End is a methodist chapel located in england-london, United Kingdom. Catalogued from Wikidata's UK heritage register; see the linked Wikipedia article for further details on its history, architecture and visiting information.
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Place summary
Ponders End is a chapel located in London. It is notable for its architectural significance and serves as a place of worship within the community.
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Background
History
Ponders End once was rural Middlesex, but in 1840 the Northern and Eastern Railway (now part of Greater Anglia National Rail) station opened, which slowly attracted development to the area. All but a southern belt of the district was in Enfield, as the south lay in Edmonton. These parishes diverged into civil and ecclesiastical parishes at a split of functions in the 1860s, which saw the final secularisation of government, the disestablishment of the vestries following the increase in Poor Law Unions in the hundred years before. Through the 19th century the area became industrialised, due to its straight road and waterway network up and down the Lea Valley, including the 17th century River…
Visiting
Critchley & Simmons released an album titled Ponders End in 2017, inspired by the area where they first met. Musician Jah Wobble was inspired to write his (2005) album Mu by his experiences in the Lea Valley and Ponders End. "Ponders End Allotments Club" is a track from the (1975) Chas and Dave album One Fing 'n' Annuver.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.6420, -0.0432
- District
- Enfield
- Parish
- Enfield, unparished area
- Postcode
- EN3 4NU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Enfield North
Sources
- wikidata: Q7227719 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ponders End (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ponders End?
- Ponders End is in London, United Kingdom (postcode EN3 4NU), in the parish of Enfield, unparished area.
- Is Ponders End free to visit?
- Yes, Ponders End is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ponders End?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EN3 4NU. It sits within the Enfield North parliamentary constituency.