Description
St Michaels and All Angels was built when the Mill Hill Broadway area was being developed around the new station. The east part was completed by 1922 and extended in 1932 and 1938 with the west end and Lady Chapel by Alban Caroe not completed until 1956. The church hall to the north, Hartley Hall, was built in 1910. It has pleasant gardens in front of the church, also an area of lawn to the side.
Practical Information
| Site location | Flower Lane, Mill Hill |
|---|---|
| Postcode | NW7 2JA |
| What3Words | ///lungs.ending.scales |
| Type of Site | Churchyard |
| Borough | Barnet |
| Open to Public | Yes |
| Opening Times | unrestricted |
| Public Transport | Rail: Mill Hill Broadway. Bus: 221 |
| Research Updated | 1 September 2000 |
| Last Updated | 18 October 2026 |
Full description
St Michaels and All Angels was built when the Mill Hill Broadway area was being developed around the new station, and was designed by Herbert Passmore in Gothic style. The east part was completed by 1922 and extended in 1932 and 1938 with the west end and Lady Chapel by Alban Caroe not completed until 1956. The church hall to the north, Hartley Hall, was built in 1910. It has pleasant gardens in front of the church, also an area of lawn to the side. Ornamental gateway, with overthrow and lamps each side with inscription in gold lettering 'in remembrance of J B W and G B W, August 1935'.
Further Information
| Grid Reference | TQ215921 |
|---|---|
| Site Ownership | Diocese of London |
| Site Management | Church |
| Dates | 1920-56 |
| 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
The land on which Mill Hill Park is sited was once part of Daws Farm, thought to refer to a Thomas Daws who lived in the area in the C14th. Over 37 acres of farmland were bought by Hendon UDC in 1923 and opened to the public the following year. The park is bisected by Watford Way, north-east of which is the main, more formally laid-out area of the park and where sports facilities are located. It is planted with numerous trees and has some ornamental rose beds; a Nature Reserve was created in 1993/4.
St Joseph's Foreign Missionary Society was founded in 1866 by Cardinal Herbert Vaughan, who built St Joseph's College here in 1869-71. It was officially opened on the feast of St Joseph in 1873, a statue of the saint erected to mark completion of the building. In the grounds was a circular burial ground on an elevated terrace, approached by a long walk and surrounded by tall pines. The College moved to Maidenhead in 2006 and the buildings and surrounding gardens were sold to the Matterhorn group with the expressed intention of converting it into a care home for the elderly.
Information about the site dates back to 1321 when it was owned by the Nicoll family. Ridgeway House was built in c.1525 and from 1702 was occupied by a series of Quakers, the most famous of whom was the foremost botanist, Peter Collinson, who lived here from 1749 to his death in 1768. The garden contained an extraordinary range of trees and plants collected from North America and elsewhere in the world. People came from all over Europe to visit his gardens here. In 1807 the property was bought by Mill Hill School who in 1826/7 built the present main school building and demolished Ridgeway House. Over the years additional lands were purchased and the site expanded to over 100 acres, with many school buildings and extensive sports fields. The grounds contain some of Collinson's original trees as well as fine trees planted over the years since. In front of the school is the Gate of Honour, a war memorial for ex-pupils who died in the two world wars.