Christ Church URC history (part 5): Support for children's education in Enfield

Nonconformists actively supported the British School (now the Moon Under Water) which was established in 1838. The first headmaster was Henry Wakely, Deacon and Sunday School Superintendent at Zion Chapel. Between 1870 and 1894 Storer Toms and Deacon George Spicer campaigned, against Anglican opposition, to establish the Enfield School Board. In 1901 the school board opened a replacement school in Trinity Street for 1100 children. Christ Church acquired the former school, which became known as the British Hall and it was used for children's and youth activities.

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