Saint Jude's was constructed in 1878, while the parish was assigned in 1879 from the parish of Saint John, Kensal Green (P87/JNE2). The parish was united with the parishes of Saint Luke (P87/LUK1) and Saint Simon (P87/SIM) in 1952. The church was used as a chapel of ease for a few years, but in 1959 it was closed and later demolished.
The parish of Saint Michael and All Angels, Paddington, was established in 1864, taken from part of the parish of Saint John the Evangelist, Hyde Park Crescent (P87/JNE1). The church building had been constructed in 1860-61. The church was closed on the union of the parish with All Saints, Norfolk Square (P87/ALL) and Saint John the Evangelist on 10 May 1965. The church was demolished in 1969.
Saint Paul's originated in a temporary church set up as a chapel of ease for the parish of Holy Trinity (P87/TRI). A permanent church was constructed in 1873 and a parish assigned, taken from part of the parish of Holy Trinity. The church was bombed in 1940 and demolished in 1953. The parish was reunited with Holy Trinity.
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.
Holy Trinity, Paddington was established in 1846. In 1947, the parish of Saint Paul, Harrow Road (P87/PAU) was united with Holy Trinity, becoming known as Holy Trinity with Saint Paul's, Paddington. The parish church on Bishop's Bridge Road (formerly Bishop's Road) was closed in 1971 because it had become unsafe and was then demolished in the 1980's. Worship continued during that period in the community hall. Holy Trinity was amalgamated with Saint James, Sussex Gardens (P87/JS) in March 1981 to form the larger parish of Saint James, Paddington.
All Hallows originated in a mission established in the parish of Saint Michael and All Angels (P88/MIC) by Winchester College in 1876. The mission was responding to a large increase in the population of this area. In 1879 a parish was established and a permanent church was constructed, consecrated in 1880. Some of the funding for the construction came from the sale of All Hallows, Bread Street, City of London. Several fittings were transferred from the old church to the new building, including the pulpit, some wood panelling, the reredos and the organ. A parish room and mission room were added in 1884-85; a vicarage followed in 1911. The church suffered severe damage during the Second World War and was demolished in 1952. The parish merged with Saint Nicholas, Aberfeldy Street, to create the parish of Saint Nicholas and All Hallows.
From: Survey of London: volumes 43 and 44: Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs (1994), pp. 147-153.
Saint Frideswide's began as a mission run by Christ Church, Oxford in the parish of All Hallows, East India Docks (P88/ALH1). At first services were held in a room in the Mission House in Lodore Street, Poplar. Later a church was built in Follett Street. Saint Frideswide's became a separate parish in April 1914. In July 1952 the parish was united with All Saints, East India Dock Road (P88/ALL1) and All Hallows, East India Docks.
Saint Andrew's was constructed in 1845-47 on Wells Street, Marylebone, designed by Samuel Daukes. It was well-known for High Anglican services. In 1932 it was decided to close the church since the population of the area had decreased. The stones were numbered and the building was carefully demolished and rebuilt in Old Church Lane, Kingsbury, Brent.
Saint Mary's was constructed in 1821-1824, designed by Sir Robert Smirke. Alterations took place in 1975 under Sir Arthur Blomfield.
Saint Matthew's Church was consecrated in 1853. In 1940 the church was badly damaged by bombing. Saint Matthew's already shared an incumbent with Saint Paul, Lisson Grove (P89/PAU2), and after the war, it was formally united with Saint Paul's.
The church of Saint Paul originated in the Portland Chapel, which was constructed in 1764. In 1831 it was consecrated and restored. It was closed and demolished in 1908. It should not be confused with the Portman Chapel, Portman Square, which was also renamed Saint Paul's (P89/PAU3).
All Saints Church, Gordon Street, was constructed in 1842 in response to rapid population growth in the ancient parish of Saint Pancras. The architect was Thomas Leverton Donaldson, who was a Professor of Architecture at University College (UCL). In 1909 the church was closed and in 1928 UCL converted it into a hall, called the University Memorial Hall, to remember members of the University who died during the First World War. The hall was destroyed by bombing in 1940.
From: Survey of London: volume 21: The parish of St Pancras part 3: Tottenham Court Road and neighbourhood (1949), pp. 101-102.
Saint Bartholomew's was built in 1811 by voluntary subscription raised by the congregation of William Huntingdon (1744-1813). At its opening the church was given to him as his personal property. The church was used by a number of preachers until in 1837 it came into the possession of a Mr. Davenport who gave it to the Reverend Thomas Mortimer of Saint Marks, Myddleton Square. However, a certificate of lunacy against Mr. Davenport was procured and his Trustees rented the church to Reverend Mortimer for £320 per annum. Mortimer retired in 1849 and Reverend E Garbutt became the new preacher. He managed to buy the chapel and enabled it to be consecrated as a district church by the Bishop of London on 13 Feburary 1860. In April 1959 the parish and benefice were united with the parish of Saint George the Martyr with Holy Trinity, Queen Square, Holborn (P82/GEO2).
In 1865 Saint Pancras Station was constructed, which necessitated the destruction of the church of Saint Luke, Euston Road. Christ Church was built in 1868 as a replacement. Architects Newman and Billing adopted a Gothic style with iron columns. The church was bombed in 1940 (when it is thought the marriage register for 1923-40 was destroyed) and in 1954 the parish was united with Saint Pancras, Euston Road (P90/PAN1).
Saint Saviour's Church was originally known as Fitzroy Chapel, built between 1777 and 1788. In 1863 a parish was assigned and the chapel was dedicated to Saint Saviour. The parish was later united with the parish of Saint John the Evangelist (P90/JNE1). The building was destroyed during the Second World War.
From: 'Maple Street', Survey of London: volume 21: The parish of St Pancras part 3: Tottenham Court Road & neighbourhood (1949), pp. 47-48.
Saint Columba's began as a temporary church situated in Fleming Street from April 1864. The foundation stone for the permanent church was laid in April 1967 and the church was consecrated in July 1869. The church was declared redundant in 1975 on the union of the parish with that of Saint Anne, Hoxton.
The parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, was in existence from at least the 12th century, and included, amongst others, the hamlets of Hoxton and Haggerston. After part of the medieval tower collapsed during a service, the church was rebuilt by George Dance the Elder in 1736-1740. Burials at Saint Leonard's include Will Sommers, Henry VIII's jester, and Richard Burbage, Shakespeare's friend.
In the 19th century new parishes were formed in response to rapid population expansion in the area; including Saint Mary Haggerston and Saint John the Baptist Hoxton. Saint John the Baptist was initially built in 1825-26 as a Chapel and consecrated in June 1826. Under a licence of the Bishop of London dated April 1828 the church of Saint Leonard Shoreditch was shut up for repair works and the Chapel of Saint John the Baptist Hoxton was used for services for Saint Leonard Shoreditch including the reading of banns and the performance of marriage ceremonies. Saint John the Baptist Hoxton began keeping its own registers in 1830.
The church of Saint Mark, Dalston, was constructed between 1864 and 1866, with a second phase of building between 1877 and 1880. It was designed by Chester Cheston and completed by E.L. Blackburne.
The parish has merged with that of Saint Bartholomew, Dalston Lane, Dalston.
Saint Mary, Haggerston, was constructed in 1827 to designs by John Nash. During the Second World War the church was destroyed, and from 1953 the parish was united with that of Saint Chad, Haggerston, and the registers are continued in those of Saint Chad. Later registers, to date, are in care of the incumbent of Saint Mary with Saint Chad, Haggerston. The site of the church became a playground.
Holy Trinity was established in 1848 in Church Street (later renamed Trinity Street, then Shepherdess Walk). In 1953 Holy Trinity was united with Saint Mary, Hoxton (the church had been bombed during the Second World War) to form Holy Trinity with Saint Mary.
In 2005 Holy Trinity was in the Deanery of Hackney, under the Area Bishop of Stepney, in the Diocese of London.
Saint Agnes was constructed in 1874-1875, designed by George Gilbert Scott in the Gothic Revival style. It was severely damaged in the Second World War and it was necessary to demolish the building. A new church was constructed in 1956 by architect Ralph Covell.
All Saints was constructed in 1864-65 to the designs of R. Parris and S. Field. The church was damaged by bombing during the Second World War and replaced by a new building, consecrated in 1959 and designed by N.F. Cachemaille-Day. The parish was merged with Saint Stephen, Walworth Common, which was also demolished after bombing during the War.
All Souls was constructed in 1871, to the designs of H Jarvis. The building was damaged during the Second World War but was restored in 1956-57. All Souls' parish was united with the parish of Saint Michael and All Angels, Camberwell in circa 1956. Saint Michael's Church became the parish church of the united parish pending the restoration of All Souls. All Souls' Church was rededicated on 20 May 1957 as the parish church of Saint Michael and All Angels with All Souls, Camberwell. By 1961 All Souls was known as Saint Michael, Camberwell. In 1973 it was demolished and the site was sold. A new parish church, Saint Michael and All Angels, was constructed.
The records of the united parish have been listed with the records of St Michael.
The church of Saint Michael and All Angels was constructed in 1886, to the designs of A.S. Newman. The church was closed in 1953. The parish was united with Saint George the Martyr in October 1956, and in the same year the church building was converted for use as a parish hall by Saint George's. The church was demolished in 2004 and the site was sold.
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.
The Pembroke College Mission was established by the Cambridge college of the same name in 1885. The mission was assigned a parish and a permanent church was constructed in 1908; the church was dedicated to Saint Christopher.
The history of the corporation of wardens of Saint Saviour begins in 1541 when the parish of Saint Saviour was formed by the union of the parishes of Saint Margaret and Saint Mary Magdalene.
The records of the corporation are older, however, since the wardens inherited the records, as well as the lands, of the Guild of the Assumption of Saint Margaret's Church, dating from 1444 (see P92/SAV/1-34). This Guild was incorporated by letters patent in 1449 and gave the parishioners licence to elect 2 or 3 wardens: the wardens of Saint Margaret's were subsequently incorporated (Act of Pt. 23 Hen. VIII) for the purpose of enlarging the churchyard. Saint Margaret's Church stood in Borough High Street at Saint Margaret's Hill and served the Northern part of Southwark, in 1541 its use as a parish church was abandoned. Saint Mary Magdalene was built by Peter des Roches, Bishop of Winchester, in the 13th century. It stood against the wall of the priory of Saint Mary Overy at the foot of London Bridge. On the dissolution of the priory the parishes of Saint Margaret and Saint Mary Magdalene were united, and the priory church became the parish church of Saint Saviour. It remained so until 1897 when it became a pro-cathedral, and in 1905 it was constituted the cathedral church of the Southwark Diocese. Since 1937 it has been known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Saviour and Saint Mary Overy.
The Wardens' ecclesiastical duties were transferred to the Rector's and People's Wardens by the 1899 London Government Act, but they still exist as a corporate body and retain control of the many parish charities. These are administered by the court of wardens as a whole though the old titles are retained, viz.
(1) the warden of the great account (who administered the funds for the upkeep of the fabric,)
(2) the bell warden,
(3) the warden of the general poor or renter warden (who administered funds not appropriated by the College warden)
(4) the College warden,
(5) Spratt, Young and Jackson's warden who dealt with those respective charity funds, and
(6) the Newcomen warden who administered the charity of Elizabeth Newcomen.
The office of Spratt, Young and Jackson's Warden was abolished by the 1883 Church Rate Abolition Act and a Rector's warden was appointed for the first time in 1884.
Saint Stephen's originated in the Kent Street Mission. A permanent church was constructed by 1866. In 1956 it was closed and was later demolished.
Holy Trinity was constructed in 1823-24 to designs by F. Bedford. The church was closed in 1960 and then gutted by fire in 1973. It was subsequently converted into use as a recording studio.
The church was consecrated in 1872 and bombed in 1940, subsequent marriages took place in Holy Trinity (P93/TRI), and the parish of Saint Benet was united with that of Saint Peter, Cephas Street (P93/PET1) in 1951. At this time a thorough search for surviving records of Saint Benet was made, but with no success. The volumes in this collection were found among Saint Peter's records in March 1965.
There has been a church on the site since at least the tenth century, when the original Saxon church was rebuilt by order of Dunstan, the Bishop of London, who was canonised in 1029. The church was renamed after him. The present church dates mostly to an enlargement and restoration carried out in the fifteenth century. The church was the only one in Stepney for many years, until a whitewashed chapel was constructed at Whitechapel in the thirteenth century, after which many more churches were built in the area and the parish of Saint Dunstan decreased in size.
A mission run by Saint Dunstan's (P93/DUN) existed for some time in cramped quarters in Shandy Street. Money for a new building became available through over-subscription to the costs of a legal case between the Rector of Stepney and Annie Besant.
Saint Faith's was described as one of the most charming of Stepney's churches. Work commenced in 1891 and it was licensed for use on October 24th 1891. It was not until 1901 that the church was finally completed. The Rector of Saint Dunstan's was discomfited by the cost as his church had been severely damaged by fire and it was very difficult to find money to pay for both Saint Faith's and for the restoration of Saint Dunstan's.
Saint Faith's remained a chapel of ease to Saint Dunstan's until 1926. An Order in Council allowed it to become a parish church for several districts around it, but the new parish was very short-lived. The church was badly shaken by a bomb blast in 1940 and had to be closed. The parish was re-united with Saint Dunstan's after post war re-organisation. The church building has since been demolished.
Saint Luke's originated in services held at the school of Saint Paul's, Bow Common, from 1865. The school was situated to the south of the parish of Holy Trinity, Tredegar Square, in a poor area full of houses for the working classes. Construction of a permanent church began in 1868 and consecration took place in October 1869. The architect was A.W.Blomfield.
During the Second World War, Saint Luke's was used by the congregations of two bombed churches: Saint Paul's, Bow Common (P93/PAU1) and Saint John's, Halley Street (P93/JN1). The parish was amalgamated with Saint Paul, Bow Common, in July 1951. From July 1944 to July 1951 the baptismal registers of Saint Luke's include entries for Saint Paul's, the Saint Luke's baptismal registers being continued in use for the united parish from July 1951 to July 1958. From July 1951 to July 1958 the marriage registers of Saint Luke's were used for the united parish. All the registers from Saint Luke's were closed in July 1958 when the congregation of the united parish of Saint Paul, Bow Common, and Saint Luke. Burdett Road, abandoned Saint Luke's church for the mission church of Saint Barnabas, which belonged originally to Saint Paul's parish. Saint Luke's church was demolished in 1961.
By the thirteenth century the ancient parish church of Saint Dunstan's Stepney (P93/DUN) was too small for the population of the area. A new church, Saint Mary Matfelon, was built as a chapel of ease. The name Matfelon is of French origin. The church certainly existed by 1280 and achieved parish status by 1320; it was rebuilt in 1362. The church was covered in limewash, hence the name 'Whitechapel', which gave its name to the district. The building was badly damaged in the Second World War and was pulled down. The site is now a public garden. The parish was divided between Christ Church with All Saints (P93/CTC1) and Saint Augustine with Saint Philip (P93/AUG).
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.
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).
The district of Saint Stephen, Spitalfields, was formed in 1858, after a group of parishioners of Christ Church, Spitalfields (P93/CTC1), had campaigned for a new church to serve the growing population of the area. The district was formed from the north-west corner of the parish of Christ Church, and in 1860 a site on the east side of the new Commercial Street was conveyed to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. Saint Stephen's Church was designed by Ewan Christian, and consecrated in 1861. In 1863, portions of the parishes of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch (P93/LEN), and Saint Philip, Bethnal Green were added to Saint Stephen's. In 1930 the parish was reunited with Christ Church, Spitalfields, and the church of Saint Stephen was demolished.
A temporary iron mission church was first established in Aden Grove in 1872. A district was assigned to the church in 1873, taken from the parishes of Saint Mary and Saint Matthias. In 1876 a permanent church was constructed in the Early English style, seating 800. The parish of All Saints was united with the parish of Saint Faith with Saint Matthias by Order in Council dated 23 November 1956; forming the parish of Saint Faith with Saint Matthias and All Saints. The Church of All Saints was subsequently closed and Saint Matthias Church became the parish church of the united parish.
From: 'Stoke Newington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 204-211.
A temporary iron church was established on Manor Road in 1876. A parish was assigned to the church in 1883 out of parts of the parishes of Saint Mary, Stoke Newington and Saint Thomas, Upper Clapton and a stone church was constructed in 1884, designed by A W Blomfield and seating 1,400.
From: 'Stoke Newington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 204-211.
All Saints was established as a chapel of ease to the church of Saint Leonard, Streatham (P95/LEN). It was constructed on land donated by Elizabeth Drew in 1889. Baptisms began in 1897. Marriages were allowed during the Second World War while Saint Leonard's was closed due to bomb damage. After 1945 All Saints was used by Saint Anselm's church (P95/ANS) which had been closed following bomb damage. All Saints was closed in November 1953 and the building was sold to a Pentecostal congregation.
All Saints parish was formed in 1903 from part of the parish of Saint Nicholas, Tooting Graveney (P95/NIC). The church building was completed in 1906.
The church of Saint Anselm was built in 1882. It was established as a chapel of ease to the church of Saint Leonard (P95/LEN). The building was damaged by bombing in the Second World War and the congregation used the church of All Saints, Streatham (P95/ALL4).
The parish of Christ Church was formed from the ancient parish of Saint Leonard Streatham (P95/LEN), the first of her 13 daughter churches. The architect was James William Wild and the style Italian basilican with different coloured bricks being used to create patterns in the external brickwork. The foundation stone was laid on the 11 August 1840. Consecration by the Lord Bishop of Winchester took place on Friday 19 November 1841. The church suffered war damage on 10 September 1940 when nearly all the stained glass windows were broken and the brick and stonework of the church and boundary walls were damaged by bomb splinters, the vicarage was made uninhabitable.
The parish of Christ Church was created from part of the parish of Holy Trinity, Clapham Common North Side (P95/TRI1). The church was designed by the architect Benjamin Ferrey and was built 1861-1862. The Vicarage was designed by George Edmund Street.
Saint Faith District was established on 29 September 1880 under the Diocese of Rochester. In February 1881, an old school room in Warple Way was converted into the Saint Faith District Mission Church of Saint Cecilia. It offered parishioners a wide range of social and religious activities. Baptisms from November 1880 onwards were recorded in a register titled 'Saint Faith Parish, Wandsworth' by Reverend R Taylor, later vicar of Saint Faith church. The mission house, adjoining the church was known as Saint Faith Mission House.
The mission church served the district's growing population of over 7,400, but had capacity for only 325 people. A site for a new church, Saint Faith, was purchased for £1500 and donations and subscriptions were sought for its construction. Saint Faith church was consecrated on All Saints Day [November] 1883 and included stained glass panels by William Morris. In July 1884 'The Consolidated Chapelry of Saint Faith Wandsworth' was formed through unification of parts of the adjoining parishes of Saint Anne Wandsworth (P95/ANN) and Saint John Battersea.
In 1905 Saint Faith changed jurisdiction when the Diocese of Rochester was taken over by the Diocese of Southwark.
In 1967 a Christian Service Centre, based at 15 Alma Road, was formed as a collaborative initiative of several Christian denominations led by Saint Faith. The Centre operated for a number of years before becoming a Mission Centre with the involvement of the Community of the Glorious Ascension (CGA brothers and sisters, Anglican nuns and monks) in 1972. Working nuns from this order later became involved in the management and teaching at Saint Faith school.
Parochial Church Council minutes demonstrate that plans to demolish the original church building and build a new church complex were in place as early as the 1960s. In 1968, the church tower was demolished due to structural problems. However, it was only in 1974 that the original church building was declared redundant and was demolished in preparation for construction of a new church and school complex. The organ and various artefacts were rescued prior to demolition and distributed or sold to other parishes and organisations (see P95/FAI/G/02). The original William Morris glass panels were rescued by parishioners and stored locally until the construction of the new building. Some of the panels were later re-used in the new church (see P95/FAI/E/01/11/005).
Saint Faith church and school continued to function in temporary accommodation over the following years while the new project was being planned and developed. The collection includes proposed plans from two architects' practices, Thomas F. Ford and Partners and Robert Maguire and Keith Murray, as well as the final plans by Hans Haenlein Associates, who were eventually entrusted with the project (see P95/FAI/E/01/05/). The new Saint Faith complex was dedicated on The Feast of Saint George the Martyr, 23 April 1988.
Saint Faith is now a parish within the Diocese of Southwark, Kingston Episcopal Area, Wandsworth Archdeaconry, Deanery of Wandsworth.
Saint John's Church, a chapel of ease of Saint Mary, Putney (P95/MRY1), was consecrated in 1859. It was damaged by enemy action in 1944, but was reopened in September 1948. In September 1972, when parish activities were centred at Saint Mary's, Saint John's remained as a chapel of ease. After a fire at Saint Mary's in June 1973, this position was reversed, Saint John's becoming the parish Church. In May 1977 it was leased to the Polish Roman Catholic Church, and All Saints Lower Common (P95/ALL3), the other chapel of ease, took its place as parish Church.
Saint Leonard's is the ancient parish church of Streatham. The present church was built in 1830-1831 (with later additions and reconstructions) to replace an earlier church built about 1350. The old church had fallen in whilst undergoing repairs but the tower and steeple were retained as they were still in good repair. The architectural style was Gothic and the design was by architect Joseph T Parkinson. The chancel, designed by William Dyce, the painter, was added in 1862. William Dyce was a church warden of Saint Leonard's and he is commemorated by a large brass plaque. On 3 January 1841 the tower was struck by lightning causing a fire which destroyed the steeple, but the body of the church remained unharmed.
During the Second World War a bomb fell in the churchyard between the church and rectory, no one was hurt but the chancel, organ and roof were badly damaged and only one stained glass window remained intact. On 5 May 1975 the church again was damaged when it was gutted by fire. Saint Leonard's was restored and the interior completely rebuilt by the Douglas Feast partnership in 1975-1977.
The church of Saint Margaret, Putney started life as a private Baptist Chapel, known as Granard Chapel, built in the grounds of Granard Lodge by Colonel Croll. It was subsequently used as a Presbyterian chapel until 1898 when the Presbyterian congregation moved to a new church at the corner of Briar Walk.
In 1910, Seth Taylor, who had acquired Granard Lodge, offered the chapel to the vicar of Putney and promised to make annual contributions towards the stipend of the Curate-in-Charge. The church was consecrated 5 October 1912 and dedicated to Saint Margaret.
After the First World War the London County Council purchased Dover House. The new estate increased the population very rapidly from 1,200 to nearly 10,000, and it was felt necessary to enlarge the church of Saint Margaret and constitute it as a separate parish. By 11 October 1923 the formalities were completed and Mr Wallis was instituted as the first vicar, 19 February 1924. The foundation stone of the enlarged church was laid in October 1925 and the extension consecrated in February 1926. A vicarage was bought and four years later a church hall was built in the Pleasance.
Saint Mary's originated in a proprietary chapel constructed between 1805 and 1808 on the initiative of several wealthy Balham residents, including William Wilberforce. In 1824 the building was extended; and in 1855 it was consecrated as a parish church and dedicated to Saint Mary. Further extensions were added in 1882 and 1903. The church was damaged by bombing during the Second World War and in 1976 after an IRA bomb went off in the area.
Saint Paul's was completed and opened in 1815 as a chapel of ease to Holy Trinity, Clapham (P95/TRI1). It was assigned a separate Ecclesiastical District in 1861.