St Silas Church, Kentish Town
Church of Saint Silas the Martyr | |
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Location | Kentish Town, London |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic |
Website | www |
History | |
Consecrated | 26 October 1912 |
Architecture | |
Status | Active |
Functional status | Parish church |
Heritage designation | Grade II* |
Administration | |
Parish | St. Silas the Martyr and Holy Trinity with St. Barnabas Kentish Town |
Deanery | South Camden |
Archdeaconry | Hampstead |
Episcopal area | Edmonton |
Diocese | London |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Graeme Rowlands |
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]
Gallery
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St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London NW5 - East end - geograph.org.uk - 981671.jpg
Nave towards the altar
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St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London NW5 - West end - geograph.org.uk - 981668.jpg
Nave towards the font
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St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London NW5 - Baldacchino - geograph.org.uk - 981672.jpg
Altar with ciborium
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St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London NW5 - St Thomas' Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 981669.jpg
Side chapel dedicated to St Thomas
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St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London NW5 - Lady Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 981675.jpg