St Silas Church, Kentish Town

Church in London, England
51°32′48″N 0°09′09″W / 51.5466°N 0.1524°W / 51.5466; -0.1524LocationKentish Town, LondonCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandChurchmanshipAnglo-CatholicWebsitewww.ssilas.co.ukHistoryStatusActiveConsecrated26 October 1912ArchitectureFunctional statusParish churchHeritage designationGrade II*AdministrationDioceseLondonEpiscopal areaEdmontonArchdeaconryHampsteadDeanerySouth CamdenParishSt. Silas the Martyr and Holy Trinity with St. Barnabas Kentish TownClergyBishop(s)Jonathan BakerVicar(s)Philip Corbett SSCAssistant priest(s)Matthew Burridge

The Church of Saint Silas the Martyr is a Church of England parish church in Kentish Town, London. The church is a grade II* listed building.[1]

History

The church was built from 1911 to 1913, and designed by the architect Ernest Charles Shearman.[1] The Church of St Silas replaced an earlier mission church.[1] The building was funded through a £7,000 donation in the will of Henry Howard Paul, a wealthy American who had spent most of his career in the United Kingdom.[2] The church was consecrated on 26 October 1912 by Arthur Winnington-Ingram, the then Bishop of London.[2]

On 10 June 1954, the church was designated a grade II* listed building.[1]

Present day

The church stands in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England.[2]

  • Nave towards the altar
    Nave towards the altar
  • Nave towards the font
    Nave towards the font
  • Altar with ciborium
    Altar with ciborium
  • Side chapel dedicated to St Thomas
    Side chapel dedicated to St Thomas
  • Lady chapel

References

  1. ^ a b c d "CHURCH OF ST SILAS THE MARTYR". The Heritage List. Historic England. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "History". Saint Silas the Martyr. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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