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Park Chapel, Chelsea, was constructed some time between 1718 and 1724 as a chapel of ease to the over-subscribed parish church of Chelsea (known as the Old Church), which was suffering from a lack of space and could not hold half of the population of the parish. Park Chapel was renamed Emmanuel Chapel in 1906 but was demolished in 1912. In 1913 the chapel was rebuilt and renamed Saint Andrew's Church. In 1973 the parish was united with that of Saint John's, World's End, and served by Saint John's church.

Information from 'Religious history: Church extension', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 12: Chelsea (2004), pp. 250-258.

The church of Saint Jude was situated on Turk's Row. The church was constructed using grants from the Metropolitan Church Fund and the Royal Hospital. It was opened in 1844. A District was assigned from the parish of Holy Trinity at the same date. The church supported two missions and other parish organisations. In 1892 the church was united with Holy Trinity as the benefice was vacant. It was closed in 1932 and the proceeds from the sale of the lease went to the construction of Saint Alban's in Harrow. The site was used for the York House flats.

From: 'Religious history: Church extension', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 12: Chelsea (2004), pp. 250-258.

The church of Saint Catherine opened during 1894. In 1913 it was damaged by a fire, allegedly started by suffragists. There was bomb damage during the Second World War and the church was partly re-roofed. In 1972 the western end of the church was incorporated into a new community centre.

The church of Saint Luke, Deptford, was built in 1870-1872. It is now linked with Saint Nicholas, Deptford, with which it shares a parish.

King Henry VIII made Deptford his main Royal Naval Dockyard and so the town grew to accommodate the workers needed to build and equip ships. In 1710, the government commissioned the construction of 50 new churches; which paid for the building of Saint Paul at Deptford. The church was designed by Thomas Archer and consecrated in 1730.

All Saints Mission Chapel was established by All Saints Church, Caledonian Road (see P83/ALL1). It was situated at 90 White Lion Street. For a time the Mission shared administration with Saint Silas' Church, Penton Street. It was notorious for Anglo-Catholicism.

The church of Saint Mary, Golden Lane, Charterhouse, Islington, was founded in 1858. A parish was assigned from the church of Saint Luke, Old Street. The parishes were merged in 1952.

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'.

The church of the Holy Redeemer, Exmouth Market was built on the site of the Spa Fields chapel in 1888, in a Romanesque style that was much praised by critics. The parish was united with Saint Philip, Granville Square, Clerkenwell in 1936.

Christ Church, Fulham was created out of the parishes of St Matthew, Fulham and St James, Fulham. The district was originally established in November 1901 as part of the London Diocesan Home Mission. The parish was officially constituted in August 1903.

Langford Mission Hall (P77/CTC/110 - 116): Langford Mission Hall was built by St Matthew's, Fulham and completed in 1898. It was transferred to the new parish of Christ Church, Fulham in 1903 and used as a temporary church and church hall until the completion of the permanent church. Some work was carried out on the Mission Hall in 1903. It continued to be used as a church hall until a new church hall was built in 1923.

The church of Saint John, Walham Green, SW6, was constructed in 1827-1828 on North End Road. The parish was taken from that of All Saints, Fulham Park Road. A parish school was founded in 1832. The church is now part of the ecclesiastical parish of Saint John with Saint James, including the formerly independent churches of Saint Oswald, Saint Augustine and Saint James.

The church of Saint James originated in a mission established in the area in 1864. The church was constructed in 1868 on the corner of Moore Park Road and Maxwell Road. It burned down in the 1970s and the parish was amalgamated with that of Saint John, Walham Green.

The church of Saint Matthew originated in a mission to the South Fulham area which was established in 1884. A permanent church was constructed in 1895, on the corner of Rosebury Road and Wandsworth Bridge Road. This church was rebuilt in 1998.

The parish of Saint Oswald was formed in 1899, following the success of a mission to the area which was founded in 1884. The church was demolished in 1974 and the parish united with that of Saint Augustine, Lillie Road.

Christ Church was constructed between 1847 and 1849. The Victorian church was replaced in 1989 by a modern building.

The church of Saint Luke is the ancient parish church of Charlton.

The church of Saint Michael and All Angels dates to 1828-29. The church is known as the Kentish Needle due to the tall, pointed spire. The parish was created in 1886, taken from part of the parish of Saint Luke's, Charlton.

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.

Christ Church was consecrated on 19th June 1939. The parish was united with Saint John of Jerusalem, South Hackney in 1953.

Saint Paul's was originally a temporary church erected in 1885 within the parish of Saint Barnabas Homerton. The permanent church was built in 1890-91 to the design of Henry Cowell Boys and Saint Paul's became a separate parish. The parish was reunited with that of Saint Barnabas in 1981 and Saint Paul's Church was declared redundant.

The site of Saint Peter's was given by Richard Benjon De Beauvoir who built and endowed the church in memory of Peter De Beauvoir, the last sinecure rector of Hackney District, from whom he derived the estate. The church was consecrated in 1841 by the Bishop of London. The building is of stock brick with stone dressings in Middle Gothic style. It seated 1000, and was designed by W.C. Lockner and built between 1840 and 1841. Additions were made in 1884.

The first ecclesiastical building within the boundaries of this parish was a leper chapel of Saint Catherine. The first minsiter dates from 1623. A district was formed from the parishes of Saint Philip and Saint Mark in 1879. The patron was The Merchant Taylor's Company up to 1937. The building is of red brick in early English style by Ewan Christian and was built 1878/1879. It reopened after war damage, with the south transept reduced in height. The church was united with Saint Philip's, Dalston in 1953 to become the parish of Holy Trinity with Saint Philip, Dalston.

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 was created in 1880 from parts of the parishes of Saint Matthew, Wandsworth Bridge Road and Saint John the Evangelist, Glenthorn Road. The church was constructed in 1879.

The parish of Saint Thomas, Hammersmith, was formed in 1883. In 1963 the parish was united with that of Saint Stephen, Uxbridge Road, and the church was sold to a Greek Orthodox community.

The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Primrose Hill was opened on 28 April 1867 and the first surviving register dates from October 1868.

In the summer of 1870 arrangements were being made for the construction of a new church. Money was raised by voluntary subscriptions, aided by Eton College, the London Diocesan Church Building Society and the Church Extension Society. The site, on the junction of King Henry's Road, Primrose Hill Road and Elsworthy Road, was owned by Eton College but an agreement was reached whereby the site and church would be conveyed to the Church Commissioners when completed. The church was erected in 1872 and consecrated on 2 May 1885. On 28 August 1885 the church was assisgned its own district: previously it had fallen within the parish of St Saviour, South Hampstead.

During the construction of the church, the London and North Western Railway Company began tunnelling work under the north west corner of the church, causing damage to the building. The subsequent dispute generated much correspondence.

In August 1856 the parish of St Mary the Virgin, Primrose Hill was united with the parish of St Paul, Avenue Road. The Church of St Mary the Virgin became the parish church of the united parish.

The parish of Saint George, Bloomsbury, was formed in the early 18th century as respectable Bloomsbury residents complained at having to pass through the notorious slum area known as 'The Rookery' to reach the parish church of Saint Giles in the Fields. The Commissioners of the Fifty New Churches Act of 1711 agreed to fund a new church and Nicholas Hawksmoor was engaged to design the building. The church was completed in 1731. The stepped pyramid steeple was inspired by Pliny's description of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus: it used to have lions and unicorns at the base, while the statue on top is King George I in Roman dress. More recently the parish has united with St John the Evangelist, Red Lion Square.

Saint George the Martyr Church was built as a proprietary chapel in 1705-1706 by a group of substantial inhabitants of the newly developed area of Queen Square within the parish of Saint Andrew, Holborn. By a deed of settlement dated 1 July 1706 (ref. P82/GE02/48/1) they drew up an agreement to elect trustees to manage the affairs of the chapel and appointed a minister, lecturer and clerk.

By 1713 the proprietors of pews in Saint George's Chapel had entered into negotiations with the Commissioners for Building 50 New Churches to make the chapel a new parish church. The Commissioners bought both the lease and the freehold of the chapel, they provided money to repair the chapel and to purchase pews for the use of parishioners, and they bought a piece of land near Gray's Inn Road to serve as a burial ground for the parish. Saint George's Church was consecrated by the Bishop of London on 26 September 1723. A new parish of Saint George the Martyr, Middlesex was constituted and separated from Saint Andrew, Holborn for church purposes. The two parishes remained united for the care of highways and the poor.

The Rector of Saint George the Martyr was not provided with a proper endowment by the Commissioners, but received a salary from the quarterly assessments levied on the proprietors of pews. Two Acts of Parliament were obtained in 1816 and 1819 for the repair of the church and to make further provision for the Rector. These Acts provided for the appointment of trustees who were empowered to levy church rates.

Saint George the Martyr was united with the parish of Holy Trinity, Gray's Inn Road in 1931 and with Saint Bartholomew, Gray's Inn Road in 1959.

The burial ground of Saint George the Martyr (which was situated to the north of the Foundling Hospital adjoining the burial ground of Saint George, Bloomsbury) appears to have attracted many burials of non-parishioners in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

BENEFICE: The property of the benefice consisted of the Vestry House and the original two houses built adjoining the church, later known as nos. 8 and 10 Cosmo Place (see P82/GE02/47/1-7). It also included the burial ground (disused after 1855) situated on the north side of the Foundling Hospital in the parish of Saint Pancras, together with Prospect Terrace, the private road leading to the burial ground from Gray's Inn Road, which was owned jointly with the Rector of Saint George, Bloomsbury.

TRUSTEES FOR REPAIRING AND ALTERING THE CHURCH: The trustees were established by an Act of Parliament of 1816 (56 Geo III c 28).

MRS ELIZABETH PALMER'S CHARITY: By will dated 4 Aug 1726 Mrs Palmer left £500 to St George's Charity School.

CAPTAIN JAMES SOUTH'S CHARITY: Chimney Sweep's Sermon Fund and Educational Foundation.

REVEREND JOHN BACK'S CHARITY: Object - Mission Hall and parochial activities.

The first church of the Holy Trinity in Holborn was situated on Little Queen Street, as Kingsway had not yet been constructed. It was built in 1829-1831, but was demolished in 1909 after work on the Piccadilly Line undermined the foundations. A new church was built between 1909 and 1911, designed by Belcher and Joass and modelled on the church of Santa Maria della Pace in Rome. This church was closed by 1991.

The parish of Saint Andrew, Thornhill Square, Barnsbury, was established in 1854 from parts of the parishes of Holy Trinity and All Saints. The site of the church was donated by George Thornhill. The building was constructed in 1852 to 1854, designed by F.B. Newman and John Johnson. Parts of the parish were assigned to Saint Thomas, Barnsbury, and Saint Michael, although the latter was later restored. The church ran a mission hall in Giford Street between 1882 and 1952. Open air services were also held. In 1953 the parish was united with Saint Thomas, Barnsbury, with Saint Matthias in 1956, and with Holy Trinity in 1980.

From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.

The parish of Saint Bartholomew was established in 1865, taken from part of the parish of Saint Stephen, Canonbury Road. The church had been constructed in 1862, designed by E. Clare. The parish merged with Saint Stephen's in 1953, although Saint Stephen's services had been held at Saint Bartholomew's since 1940. The church was demolished in 1970.

From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.

Christ Church, Highbury Grove, was consecrated on 12 October 1848, following discussions by local residents from 1846 onwards. The parish was formed in 1849 from part of Islington parish. Parts of it were later assigned to Saint Augustine, Highbury, and Saint John, Highbury. The church was constructed in 1847, designed by Thomas Allom in the Decorated style, following an usual floor plan with a central octagon. The parish was united with Saint John, Highbury, in 1979 and with Saint Saviour, Aberdeen Park, in 1981.

A combined chapel and school opened in 1836 was taken over by Christ Church which handed it over as a girls' school and boys' school to Saint John, Highbury Park, in 1883.

From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.

A mission church was founded in Hornsey Road in 1881. In 1884 this was replaced with a permanent church building in the Early English Style, designed by Farrow and Harris. A parish was assigned in 1886, taken from parts of the parishes of Saint Mark, Tollington Park; Saint Paul, Upper Holloway and Saint Luke, West Holloway.

From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.

Saint John's parish was the first district parish created in the parish of Islington. It was formed in 1830 and served a wide area until the establishment of 14 daughter churches. The Church was consecrated on 2 July 1828. It was designed by Charles Barry in the Perpendicular style. The site was donated by the Corporation for Orphans of Clergymen. It was united with Saint Peter's Church, Dartmouth Park Hill in 1978 to become the parish of Saint Peter with Saint John, Upper Holloway.

From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.

The parish of Saint Jude was established in 1856. The church was constructed in 1855, designed by A.D. Gough. It was enlarged in 1871. The church was known for missionary work and for supporting missions. The vicar betwwen 1864 and 1873 was William Pennefather, a well known churchman and mission preacher; he and his wife Catherine also wrote hymns.

From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.

The church of Saint Mark, Tollington Park, was built 1853-1854 of Kentish rag and Bath stone in the Early English style, following the designs of Alexander Dick Gough. It was consecrated on 22 May 1854, and was assigned a district out of the parish of Saint John, Upper Holloway, on 11 August 1854.

On 18 May 1865 the parish of Saint Mary, Hornsey Rise, was formed out of the parish of Saint Mark's. On 26 July 1866 part of the parish was assigned to become part of the new parish of Saint Barnabas, Harvist Road, and another part was assigned to become part of the new parish of Saint Paul, Kingsdown Road, on 29 November 1870. On 14 January 1871 the parish of Saint Anne, Poole's Park, was formed out of Saint Mark's parish, and on 8 March 1886 part of the parish of Saint Mark's was assigned to become part of the new parish of Emmanuel, Hornsey Road. On 10 August 1888, the parish of Saint Saviour, Hanley Road, was formed out of the parish of Saint Mark's.

In 1964 Saint Mark's parish was united with the parish of Saint Anne, Poole's Park, to become the parish of Saint Mark with Saint Anne, Tollington Park.

Saint Mary's is the ancient parish church of Islington. This church served the whole parish until 1814 when a chapel of ease was constructed, followed over time by 40 more churches to serve a rapidly expanding population. It is first mentioned in documents in 1163. A church has existed on the site on Upper Street since at least the 12th century, although the present church dates to 1954 after the building of 1754 was bombed during the Second World War. The churchyard was closed for burials in 1853 and laid out as a public garden.

From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.

The parish of Saint Paul was established in 1830. Parts of the parish were later transferred to other new churches. The church was constructed in 1826-28 to designs by Charles Barry. It seated 1,800. By 1981 most services were being held at the church of Saint Jude, and the two parishes were merged in 1982.

From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.

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.

From around 1880 mission services were held in Finsbury Park in a new public house, then in a temporary iron chapel. A parish was established in 1888, taken from Saint Anne's, Tollington Park. A permanent brick church was built in 1889, following the Early English style.

From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.

A mission church dedicated to Saint Columb was built in 1888 in the parish of All Saints. It was designed by Edgar P. Lotho Brock at a cost of £1,400. After the present building was erected in 1901, the earlier church became the parish hall and was eventually demolished in 1970. The architect of the new building was C. Hodgson Fowler of Durham, and it was consecrated on 15 June 1901, providing space for 668.

In 1951 half of Saint Columb's parish was united with Saint Michael's Ladbroke Grove; and the other half with All Saints, Notting Hill, as All Saints with Saint Columb. The church was then closed and was later given over for the use of the Serbian Church of Saint Sava.

Saint Luke's was built in 1872 to 1873; designed by George and Henry Godwin. Chiefly responsible for fundraising was the Reverend William Fraser Handcock, a clergyman of means, who built a wooden church, subsequently covered in iron to conform with the London building regulations, which was opened in July 1871. This was then replaced by the permanent building.

The Church of Saint Michael and All Angels, Ladbroke Grove, was designed by Mr. John Dewdney Cowland in a 'Rhineland Romanesque' style and built of brick with terracotta, red Mansfield and Forest of Dean stone dressings, seating 900, 200 of which were free. It was consecrated on 17 May 1871.

Saint Mary's Church (commonly known as Saint Mary the Boltons) was built in 1850 and consecrated in October of that year. A parish was assigned to the church in December 1850 out of the parish of Holy Trinity, Brompton Road, Kensington.

In 1854 a National School associated with Saint Mary's was established at Chelsea Grove, moving to Filston Road in 1878. The school was mixed until 1871 when it became a girls' and infants' school. At the outbreak of the Second World War Saint Mary's National School was scheduled for closure. It never reopened after its pupils were evacuated to the countryside.

By an Order in Council of December 1972 Saint Mary's absorbed the neighbouring parish of Saint Peter, Cranley Gardens, which had been created out of Saint Mary's in 1867. The united parishes became known as Saint Mary with Saint Peter, West Brompton. Saint Mary's remained the parish church. Records of Saint Peter's prior to the amalgamation are listed as P84/PET1.

The church of Saint Matthias was built between 1869 and 1872 to designs by J.H. Hakewill. The church schools - erected in 1878-1879 - survive. The church dates from the period when there was much church building in Kensington to keep pace with the estate development, regardless of proven need or of financial security. The parish derived from Saint Philip's, Earl's Court Road, which was 'High Church' from the time of its first incumbent the Reverend Joseph Claxton. The first vicar of Saint Matthias was the controversial Reverend Samuel Charles Haines. The doors were at the sides not at the west end because Haines wished to avoid 'the gathering of idle persons around the entrance from the main road and so securing greater quiet in services'. Haines was constantly summoned before the Bishop of London for 'Anglo-Catholic excesses'. Services at Saint Matthias under Haines's ministry were 'fashionably extreme and attracted wide attention'. There was also much dispute over parish boundaries.

During World War Two the church was without a vicar and temporarily administered from Saint Cuthbert's. The church was deemed to be too big for its diminished congregation and the parish was merged with Saint Cuthbert's; the building was razed in 1958.

Onslow Square was built between 1845 and 1865 on estate left by a wealthy seventeenth-century alderman Henry Smith. The architect of the church was James Edmeston. The exterior of the church is faced with Kentish rag and is basically Perpendicular in style with a distinctive slender spire. Saint Paul's was consecrated at Christmas 1860. One vicar, Hanmer Webb Peploe, whose incumbency was 1876-1909, made the church a noted centre of Evangelism. Memorial tablets include one to Sir Charles James Freake, who contributed most of the funds of the church and was the builder and developer responsible for the construction of the estate upon which the church stood.

In 1977 St Paul's united with Holy Trinity Brompton and the last service was on 1st May that year.

Saint Philip's began as a small chapel in 1842 on the corner of Warwick and Pembroke Gardens. It was origanally used by the local poor as a place for them to worship. When a more permanant location was selected it was closer to the wealthy area of Edwardes and Pembroke Square. The funds for the new church were raised through donations from the congregation and from the curate of Saint Barnabas, Joseph Claxton, who later became the first vicar. The architect for the church was Thomas Johnson, who was Claxton's father-in-law. The church was consecrated on 6th May 1857.

Source: Starren, Carolyn. The Kensington Book. London: Historical Publications, 2006.

The parish of Holy Trinity, Latimer Road, was formed in 1882. Standing on land belonging to Hammersmith, the large broad-fronted red-brick church by Norman Shaw has one vast Decorated window, no tower, no aisles, and no transepts - it is just a very large hall with a painted wagon roof.

The parish of Saint Andrew, Lambeth, was formed in 1846. The original church building in Coin Street was destroyed by enemy action during the Second World War. In 1958 a replacement church was built in Short Street. The benefice was united with that of Saint Thomas, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, in November 1956. Saint Andrew's parish was then united with the parish of Saint John the Evangelist, Waterloo Road, to become the parish of Waterloo, Saint John with Saint Andrew, on 1 May 1983.

The foundation stone of Saint Barnabas was laid in July 1848, and the church was consecrated in 1850. The architects were Isaac Clarke and James Humphrys. After the church was declared redundant baptisms were entered in the registers of All Saints, South Lambeth.