The church of Saint Philip was situated on Granville Square, Clerkenwell. It was designed by Edward Buckton Lamb between 1831 and 1833. After only 25 years the church had been undermined by the building of the Metropolitan Railway and had to be repaired, re-opening in 1860. The last marriage register was closed in 1936 on the union of the parish with the Church of the Holy Redeemer, Exmouth Market.
The parish of Saint Philip was formed in 1842, taken from part of the parish of Saint Matthew. The church was constructed in 1841-42, seating 1,100. The parish was the poorest in the area and the clergymen were concerned with poor relief: George Alstone declined fees for baptisms while his successor James Trevitt wrote in the press about local conditions. The church ran schools, societies and a library. In 1954 the parish was united with Saint Matthew (P72/MTW). The church building was used to store church furniture until demolition in 1966.
From: 'Bethnal Green: List of Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 11: Stepney, Bethnal Green (1998), pp. 217-226.
The parish of Saint Philip, Queenstown Road, Battersea was created in 1869. In 1972 it was united with the parish of Saint Bartholomew, Wickersley Road. Saint Philip's became the parish church of the united parish.
The church of Saint Philip was built in 1855 to designs by A.D. Gough. A parish was assigned in 1858, part of which was transferred to Saint James, Prebend Street, in 1875. The church was closed in 1953 when the parish was united with Saint James, Prebend Street, and the building was demolished.
From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.
Saint Philip the Apostle originated in an iron mission church established in 1899 by the London Diocesan Home Mission. The permanent church was built in 1906 and a consolidated chapelry was formed in 1907 from parts of the parishes of Holy Trinity and Christ Church. The Bishop of London was patron of the living. The church was designed in the Perpendicular style and seated 800. The organ came from St. Philip, Clerkenwell.
From: 'Tottenham: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 5: Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, Edmonton Enfield, Monken Hadley, South Mimms, Tottenham (1976), pp. 348-355. Available online.
The church was built in 1876, consisting of a half-octagonal chancel with north organ chamber and south vestry, together with a nave, transept and aisle. The church was constructed of Kentish ragstone and designed in a medieval style. It was rebuilt in 1962. The parish was united with St. Mark, Cobourg Road (P73/MRK2) in 1965.
Saint Philip and Saint James was founded in 1862 by the vicar of Twickenham, who became the patron. A district was created out of Holy Trinity parish, but was later diminished by the formation of Saint Augustine's parish. The church was designed by F.H. Pownall in the Early English style.
From: 'Twickenham: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3: Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Cowley, Cranford, West Drayton, Greenford, Hanwell, Harefield and Harlington (1962), pp. 157-161.
History of the united parishes of Saint Peter Westcheap, Saint Matthew le Querne, Saint Matthew Friday Street, and Saint Vedast Foster Lane:
The church of Saint Peter Westcheap stood on the south west corner of Wood Street, on the north side of Cheapside. Built in the 12th century, it was rebuilt out of proceeds of the estate of John Sha in 1503. It was repaired in 1616-17, before being destroyed in the Great Fire. It was not rebuilt. The parish was united with Saint Matthew Friday Street in 1670.
The church of Saint Matthew Friday Street was repaired in 1632-3, and burnt in the Great Fire. It was rebuilt and enlarged by Wren, 1681-7. After restoration in 1861-2, it was taken down in 1881 and the parish united to Saint Vedast Foster Lane.
The church of Saint Michael le Querne stood at the western end of the City's great market. A corn market was sometimes held in the churchyard (which gave the parish its name). The church was repaired in 1617, burnt in 1666 and not rebuilt. The parish was subsequently united to Saint Vedast Foster Lane.
The church of Saint Vedast Foster Lane stood on the east side of Foster Lane. It was dedicated to the bishop and patron saint of Arras. The church was rebuilt in 1519, repaired and enlarged in 1614, and destroyed in the Great Fire. It was rebuilt in 1670-3. A steeple was added in 1697-8. It was restored after bomb damage in 1941 and fitted out with furniture from other churches.
Saint Peter's was designed by Sir John Soane and built at a cost of £18,592. The foundation stone was laid on 2 June 1823 and the church was consecrated on 28 February 1825. During the Second World War, tragedy struck Saint Peter's when 84 people sheltering in the undercroft were killed in an air raid. Ironically, the damage to the church itself was not extensive. The church was thus restored by Thomas L. Ford and reopened in 1953.
The parish of Saint Peter, Vauxhall was created from part of the district chapelry of Saint Mary-the-Less in 1861. The church, which was designed by John Loughborough Pearson, was consecrated on 28 June 1864. Saint Paul's Chapel, Miller Lane (now Saint Oswald's Place) was used as a temporary church for the district whilst the church of Saint Peter was being built. In 1983 the parish became part of North Lambeth Parish.
For a description of the design and building of the church and a discussion of the Reverend Robert Gregory's social experiment in the provision of schools, including an art school, and a soup kitchen and orphanage connected to the church see pp 64-78 and 259-60 of the monograph John Loughborough Pearson by Anthony Quiney (Yale UP, 1979).
The church was consecrated in 1870. The architect was R.W. Drew, and the building was completed by G.F. Prynne. The parish was formed out of part of the ancient parish of Saint Leonard, Streatham (P95/LEN). The Patron of Saint Peter's Streatham is Saint Stephen's House, Oxford.
St Peter's Church, Laleham Road, Staines, was founded in 1873 by the vicar of St Mary's, Staines as a mission chapel. It was first called St Peter's Mission Chapel. A temporary 'iron church' was built circa 1885 and a permanent parish church consecrated in 1894.
Saint Peter's was constructed in 1839. The building was badly damaged by bombing during the Second World War. Services were moved to Saint Saviour's, Southwark (P92/SAV), to which the parish was later united.
The church of Saint Peter, Page Green, Tottenham, originated in a mission hall built by the Draper's Company to serve the poor and populous district between Page Green and Tottenham Hale in 1883-4. Ten years later a permanent building was planned, which was consecrated in 1900 when a district chapelry was formed out of Holy Trinity parish. The church was declared redundant in July 1973 and the parish was reunited with Holy Trinity, Tottenham.
The church of Saint Peter, Saffron Hill, was constructed between 1830 and 1832, designed by Charles Barry. In 1952 the parish was united with Saint Alban's, Holborn.
Saint Peter's originated in the Regent Square Chapel, founded in 1826. A district chapelry was assigned to the church in 1851, and a separate parish was established in 1868. The church, along with the square, was badly damaged during the Second World War. In 1954 the parish was united with Holy Cross, Grays Inn Road.
History of the united parishes:
The church of Saint Peter, Paul's Wharf was situated on Upper Thames Street. It is first mentioned in 1170, when it was called Saint Peter the Little. The church was popular with the nobility during the Commonwealth period.
The church was destroyed in the Great Fire of London, 1666, along with the churches of Saint Andrew by the Wardrobe, Saint Ann Blackfriars, Saint Benet Paul's Wharf, Saint Mary Mounthaw, Saint Nicholas Cole Abbey and Saint Nicholas Olave.
Saint Ann Blackfriars was not rebuilt and the parish united to Saint Andrew by the Wardrobe in 1670. Similarly, Saint Peter Paul's Wharf was united to Saint Benet Paul's Wharf in 1670, and Saint Nicholas Olave was united to Saint Nicholas Cole Abbey in 1670. Saint Mary Mounthaw was united to Saint Mary Somerset in 1670 and the parishes were united to Saint Nicholas Cole Abbey in 1866.
Saint Benet Paul's Wharf was rebuilt by Wren, 1677-83 and the parish united to Saint Nicholas Cole Abbey in 1879, when the church became the London church of the Welsh Episcopalians. Saint Nicholas Cole Abbey was rebuilt by Wren in 1677, gutted in 1941 and restored in 1962. The parish was united to Saint Andrew by the Wardrobe in 1954.
Saint Peter's originated in a temporary mission church established in 1866 as a chapel of ease to the parish of Holy Trinity (P87/TRI). A permanent building was constructed in 1870 and a parish was created, taken from Holy Trinity. The church was replaced by a modern building in 1975-1977.
The church of Saint Peter, Notting Hill, was consecrated in 1857, designed by Thomas Allom. The building cost an estimated £5,500 and seated 1400 sittings. The building has a stucco facade, square tower with clock face on each side and surmounted by an octagonal copper-roofed belfry.
Saint Peter's was consecrated in August 1838. The building was designed by Edwin Blore. In 1951 the parish merged with Saint Benet, Mile End Road (P93/BEN) and Saint Peter's became the parish church of the united parish. However, it subsequently appears to have closed and the building converted to residential use.
An iron mission church dedicated to St Peter was erected in 1888. A new church of St Peter was consecrated on 5 August 1897 and was assigned a parish on 20 May 1898. The parish was united with the parish of St Martin, Town Road, Edmonton, in 1978; St Peter's Church becoming the parish church of the united parish.
Saint Peter's originated in a mission established by the Reverend Charles Lowder in 1856. Lowder believed that the church had a special mission to the dispossessed and deliberately moved to the poverty stricken Wapping area, then populated by dock workers, petty criminals and prostitutes. Lowder and his assistants established schools, clubs, canteens and other services to assist the poor. In 1866 a permanent church was established in Old Gravel Lane (now Wapping Lane). During the cholera epidemic of 1866 to 1867 Lowder worked to care for the sick and established a tent hospital. Lowder's successors were similarly dedicated to poor relief in the area.
For more information see: http://www.stpeterslondondocks.org.uk/section/11 (accessed May 2010).
Saint Peter's was constructed in 1882-84. The church originated in a mission established by 1864 within part of the parish of All Saints, Poplar (P88/ALL1) which served both the parish of All Saints and part of Saint Anne's Limehouse (P93/ANN). The permanent church building was funded using money from the sale of Saint Martin Outwich, City of London (P69/MTN3). The architect was Ewan Christian. The church was closed in 1971 and demolished. The parish was united with Saint Anne's, Limehouse.
From: Survey of London: volumes 43 and 44: Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs (1994), pp. 397-406.
Consecrated in July 1871, Saint Peter's Church was closed in May 1941 because of war damage and services were held at Saint John the Baptist, Eltham High Street. After the war a temporary church was provided until a new church was built in 1960 as a daughter church to the Good Shepherd, Lee. This church has in turn been replaced by a new building.
The parish of Saint Peter was established in 1839, and enlarged in 1858. The church was built in 1834-35, designed by Charles Barry. The parish merged with Saint James, Prebend Street in 1982 and the church was closed.
From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.
Saint Peter's, Hoxton Square, was established in 1869. The benefice was united with Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, in August 1937 and the church was demolished.
Saint Peter's, Hornsey, was founded in 1884 as a chapel of ease to the parish church, Saint Mary's. At first the building was a temporary iron structure; a permament building was erected between 1897 and 1905. A consolidated chapelry was formed from Hornsey and part of Tottenham in 1898. In 1977 the parish was combined with the parish of Christ Church, West Green, Tottenham.
From: 'Hornsey, including Highgate: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 6: Friern Barnet, Finchley, Hornsey with Highgate (1980), pp. 172-182. Available online.
In 1904 a church extension scheme was put in place to serve the expanding suburbs of London. One of the first mission churches to be set up in this scheme was St Peter, north Harrow. A temporary church was first dedicateed in 1907, it stood on a site fronting Sumner Road and Colbeck Road. It was run as a mission church of St Mary's, Harrow by London Diocesan Home Missionaries until a permanent building was constructed in 1913 and a separate parish was created. The church was built by G. H Fellows Prynne and consisted of a chancel, nave, aisles, transepts, north-east chapel, baptisery and bell turret.
During the early 1980's church attendance declined and the parishes of Christ Church and St Peter's amalgamated to become The Parish of Christ Church, Roxeth and St Peter, Harrow.
Source: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 4: Harmondsworth, Hayes, Norwood with Southall, Hillingdon with Uxbridge, Ickenham, Northolt, Perivale, Ruislip, Edgware, Harrow with Pinner. (1971) pp 257-260.
The church of Saint Peter's was originally constructed between 1827 and 1829. The church was designed by architect Edward Lapidge as a Grecian Ionic structure of Suffolk brick finished with Bath stone. It was consecrated in 1829 by Charles Blomfield, Lord Bishop of London. Originally a part of Fulham parish, in 1834 Saint Peter's became part of Hammersmith parish and was used as a chapel of ease to Saint Paul's, the parish church. By 1836 the local population was large enough that the church was assigned an independent parish.
The parish of Saint Peter was formed in 1867, taken from part of the parish of Saint Paul's, Greenwich. The church was constructed a year later. During the Second World War it was damaged by enemy bombing. The parish was merged with Saint Alphege in 1951 and the building was demolished in 1955.
Saint Peter's church is situated on the corner of St Peter's Terrace and Filmer Road, Fulham. A mission in this area was established in 1881, and the church followed in 1883.
In 1882, the temporary iron church of St Andrew was erected in Mount Park Road in the northern part of the parish of Christ Church, Ealing. The priest-in-charge was William Petty, curate of Christ Church. In 1889, the dedication was changed to St Peter, in order to avoid confusion with the nearby newly built Presbyterian church of St. Andrew. Due to the increasing population of the area, a larger, permanent church was soon needed and in 1891 the building of the present church, designed by John Dando Sedding, was begun on land adjoining the temporary church site. The church was consecrated by the bishop of London, 15th July 1893, and the formation of the new parish was ratified by Order in Council, 27th July 1894. William Petty was instituted to the living, 25th November 1894. After building, considerable improvements were made to the church, most notably with the building of the organ in 1894 and the addition of the lady chapel in 1913. In 1956, following a fire, the sanctuary was restored. Certain features of Sedding's original design, however, in particular a tower and spire on the North transept, were never executed due to lack of money. The vicarage was built in 1910 and the parish hall in Hillcroft Crescent in 1923. The Hillcroft Crescent site was subsequently sold and a new church centre built, 1977-80. In 1988, St Barnabas, St. Peter, St. Stephen, Ealing Group Ministry was formed.
Saint Peter's Church was originally known as Saint Peter's Highgate Hill. The church was opened on 15 November 1874 and a parish was created out of the parish of Saint John, Upper Holloway in December 1880. In 1978 Saint Peter's was united with Saint John's to become the parish of Saint Peter with Saint John, Upper Holloway.
St Peter's Church, built on a site given by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, was dedicated in 1891. In 1892 it became the centre of a district chapelry formed out of the parishes of St Mary, Hendon and All Saints, Childs Hill. A chapel-of-ease called Little St Peter was opened in 1958 as a consequence of increased house-building in the area. This (and the parish hall) was used for services while the parish church was being demolished and rebuilt in the 1970s. It was closed in 1983 due to falling attendances.
Saint Peter's Church was consecrated in June 1867, having been privately built and endowed by C.J. Freake, a local developer, whose family thereafter held the patronage of the benefice. A parish was assigned to the church in July 1867 out of the parish of Saint Mary the Boltons, Kensington.
By an Order in Council of December 1972 Saint Peter's was declared redundant with the intention that the building be leased to the Armenian Orthodox Church. Anglican services ceased in January 1973. The parish was reabsorbed into Saint Mary the Boltons, which became known as Saint Mary with Saint Peter, Kensington.
The church of Saint Peter in Clerkenwell was also known as Smithfield Martyrs Mission Church. The church occupied the site of Northampton House, the town house of the Marquesses of Northampton until the early 1700s. After becoming a madhouse and later a school, the house was demolished in 1869 to make way for the very large church of Saint Peter. The foundation stone was laid by Lord Shaftesbury and the church was consecrated in 1871. It was designed by E.L. Blackburne, and was built of stock brick with Bath stone dressing and doorways of Lancaster stone. The church commemorated the religious martyrs burnt at Smithfield, and the west front had a frieze of 17 statues of the English Protestant Martyrs while inside the church were wall tablets listing 66 English martyrs. The building suffered severe bomb damage in 1940, in November 1955 the parish was united with Saint James and Saint John, Clerkenwell, and the building was demolished in 1957. It was described by Pevsner in Buildings of England as 'quite uncommonly ugly'.
Saint Peter's Church was built in 1866-1870 in Brockley. The west end was altered and the tower provided with another storey in 1891. The later work enhances what was already an impressive design. The nave is unusually wide for its date.
The district of Saint Peter's was taken from the parish of Saint Matthew in 1843; while the church was constructed in 1840 in a Romanesque style. It was in bad repair by 1858 and needed works, being altered in 1891 and restored in 1905. The parish was united with Saint Thomas' (P72/TMS) and part of Saint Jude's (P72/JUD) in 1951.
From: 'Bethnal Green: List of Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 11: Stepney, Bethnal Green (1998), pp. 217-226.
The church of Saint Peter was constructed in 1859 to designs by W. Mumford. A district was assigned to the church in 1861 from the parish of Saint John's. The patron was the dean and chapter of Westminster, who endowed the parish with annual monies and gave a site for the building. Extensive repairs were carried out in 1917, and the church was extended in 1927.
From: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 9: Hampstead, Paddington (1989), pp. 145-152.
The first church of Saint Peter, Battersea was built in 1875. This was replaced with a new church building in Plough Road following a serious fire in 1970. The parish has historical links with two other Battersea churches. It has shared boundaries with Saint Paul, St. John's Hill, since 1939. Saint Paul's was originally a chapel of ease in the parish of Saint John, Usk Road, with which it was amalgamated in 1938. Saint John's Church went into disuse after the parish of Saint Peter with Saint Paul was established. Saint Peter's Church has gone on to become the main place of worship in this parish, but readers may want to consult the records of Saint Paul and Saint John in conjunction with those from Saint Peter. The Revd. Chad Varah, founder of The Samaritans, was vicar at Saint Peter's during the 1950's.
The church of Saint Peter originated in services held in a tent and in a council school from around 1906. A temporary church was built in 1907, which was converted into a parish hall when the permanent church was completed in 1915. The chancel screen came from the Quebec Chapel in Marble Arch and the organ came from Saint Alphage, London Wall. The patron is the Bishop of London.
From: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 7: Acton, Chiswick, Ealing and Brentford, West Twyford, Willesden (1982), pp. 35-39.
The church of Saint Peter le Poer on Old Broad Street was first mentioned in 1181. The church was enlarged and repaired in 1615-30; and escaped serious damage during the Great Fire of London in 1666. By 1788 the church was in a poor state of repair and jutted out into Broad Street, obstructing traffic. It was rebuilt by 1792. In 1907 it was demolished. The site and materials were sold and the proceeds went towards the construction of Saint Peter le Poer, Friern Barnet.
The parish of Saint Benet Fink was united to the parish of Saint Peter le Poer in 1842. The parish of Saint Michael Cornhill was united to the parishes of Saint Benet Fink and Saint Peter le Poer in 1906.
Information from The London Encyclopaedia, eds. Weinreb and Hibbert (LMA Library Reference 67.2 WEI).
The site of the church of Saint Peter Cornhill has been used for Christian worship since antiquity, although it is unlikely that a church was founded on the site by the (mythical) King Lucius in AD 179 as is claimed. In the 15th century a grammar school and library were established at Saint Peter Cornhill. The church was destroyed in the Great Fire in 1666, but rebuilt by Wren in 1677-87. Owing to its antiquity and status, the parish was expressly excluded from the Union of Benefices Act of 1860 under which many City churches were demolished. The church was restored by J D Wyatt in 1872. A former churchyard to the south of the church, which lies on the west side of Gracechurch Street with its north porch on Cornhill, remains as an open space.
The church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul was founded in 1865 as a chapel of ease to the main Teddington parish church, Saint Mary's. The vicar of Saint Mary's is the patron of the church. The construction was not finished until 1873 although the tower and spire were never built. The chapel became an independent church in 1880 and had a parish assigned. This was made smaller in 1914 when Saint Michael and Saint George's parish was created.
From: 'Teddington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3: Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Cowley, Cranford, West Drayton, Greenford, Hanwell, Harefield and Harlington (1962), pp. 76-79. Available online.
The church of Saint Paul on Kilburn Square, Willesden, was founded as a proprietary chapel in 1825. In 1867 part of the congregation split off and founded Holy Trinity, Brondesbury Road. A parish was formed in 1897. The patron was the Church Patronage Society. The building was constructed in 1826 and enlarged between 1887 and 1894. In 1936 the church was united with Holy Trinity and the church was demolished.
Source of information: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 7: Acton, Chiswick, Ealing and Brentford, West Twyford, Willesden (1982), pp. 236-241.
Saint Paul's, Walworth was constructed in 1856 and a parish was assigned in 1857. The building was destroyed during the Second World War, but was rebuilt in 1956. The parish is now referred to as Saint Paul, Newington.
Saint Paul's was constructed in 1870 and a parish was assigned in the same year. The church was damaged by enemy action in September 1940 and services were subsequently held at Saint Mark's Tollington Park and in Saint Paul's Parish Hall. The parish was united with Saint Saviour's, Stroud Green in 1953. The church building was demolished.
Saint Paul's was built between 1847-1849 on ground given by the Marquess of Camden. The architects were F.W. Ordish and J. Johnson. It was a large-aisled church in stone with transepts and a tall western tower and spire, all in the decorated style. Owing to bomb damage sustained during the Second World War it was demolished in 1949, with the exception of the tower, spire and parish hall. A hall was built in the 1970s to act as both church and parish hall.
Saint Paul's was constructed in 1858. It was badly damaged during the Second World War and had to be demolished. The benefice and parish were united with the benefice and parish of Saint Jude, Southwark (P92/JUD). Saint Jude's Church became the parish church of the united parish.
Saint Paul's was constructed as a chapel of ease to the church of Saint Dunstan (P93/DUN). It was built on land leased from the Dean of Saint Paul's Cathedral which influenced the dedication to Saint Paul. It became a parish in 1669. The present building was constructed in 1817-1820. More than 75 sea captains' wives lie buried in the churchyard and over 175 sea captains were married in the church in the period 1730-1790.