St Silas Church, Kentish Town

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]

Church of Saint Silas the Martyr
51.5466°N 0.1524°W / 51.5466; -0.1524
LocationKentish Town, London
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipAnglo-Catholic
Websitesaintsilas.org.uk
History
StatusActive
Consecrated26 October 1912
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Heritage designationGrade II*
Administration
ParishSt. Silas the Martyr and Holy Trinity with St. Barnabas Kentish Town
DeanerySouth Camden
ArchdeaconryHampstead
Episcopal areaEdmonton
DioceseLondon
Clergy
Vicar(s)Graeme Rowlands

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]

References

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