Description
All Saints' Church was founded in 1881 by John Miles of The Manor, Friern Barnet, whose son Henry was the first Vicar and was involved in creating the elaborate interior decoration of the church. The church is surrounded by a neat garden, with grass, flower and shrub beds, paved areas and seats, including a memorial garden made for Olive Mary Miles (d.1959). A War Memorial stands at the junction of two roads adjacent to the church.
Practical Information
| Site location | Oakleigh Road North/Myddelton Road, Friern Barnet |
|---|---|
| Postcode | N20 9JU |
| What3Words | ///tiny.probe.mimic |
| Type of Site | Churchyard |
| Borough | Barnet |
| Open to Public | Yes |
| Opening Times | unrestricted |
| Public Transport | Tube: Totteridge & Whetstone (Northern) then bus. Bus 34, 251, 125. |
| Research Updated | 1 September 2000 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Full description
All Saints' Church is a flint-faced building with a fine stone spire designed by Joseph Clarke. It was founded in 1881 by John Miles of The Manor, Friern Barnet. Miles' son Henry became the first Vicar and he, together with S. Gambier-Parry, devised the elaborate interior decoration carried out between the 1880s and 1920s that can still be seen in the church today. The church is surrounded by landscaping, including a garden created in memory of Olive Mary Miles (1884-1959) 'who loved and worked for the children of this parish' according to the inscription on wooden gate to the side of the church. The church garden has paving, lawn, geometric-shaped flower beds and seating to the side of the building, with grass at the front and the area adjacent to Myddelton Road, and a War Memorial at the road junction. At the back of the church, leading to the garden, again grassed, with a row of lime trees.
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ270938 |
|---|---|
| Site Ownership | Diocese of London |
| Site Management | Church |
| Dates | Church: 1882; 1960s garden |
| Listed Structures | LBII: All Saints' Church |
| On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens | No |
| Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965 | No |
| Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931 | No |
| Local Authority | Barnet |
| In Conservation Area | No |
| Tree Preservation Order | Not known |
| Nature Conservation Area | No |
| Green Belt | No |
| Metropolitan Open Land | No |
| Special Policy Area | No |
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Nearby parks and gardens
Lawrence Campe Almshouses were built in c.1612 to provide for 12 poor people, each of whom was given a monthly allowance of one shilling. The founder, Lawrence Campe, was a draper's merchant in the City of London. The almshouses consist of a row of seven two-storey red brick cottages set back from the road, fronted by lawn with country-garden style flowers against the houses and a simple white paling fence separating them from the road.
The site comprises private houses and tower block built in the 1980s around the former Woodside House. Built by J. Baxendale in c.1841 it was described in 1850 as 'a beautiful villa with a pretty conservatory, in a setting of lawns, groves and a lake'. During WWII the Special Constabulary used the front room of the house as its station. It became the Woodside Home for Elderly Ladies and it remains a retirement home set in pleasant grounds that still include the lake. In Baxendale Close some very fine specimen trees including a Cedar of Lebanon are preserved, dating from the earlier landscape.
This private golf course is on land that was once the site of the manorial estate owned by Lord Chief Justice Popham, and was visited by Elizabeth I. The estate was sold in c.1906 to the North Middlesex Golf Company, whose clubhouse was the C19th manor house. In 1928 the land was acquired as open space by the local Council who then leased it back to the Golf Club. A small circular hedged area with a WWI War Memorial in the centre is located on the edge of the golf course.