| Church of Saint Silas the Martyr | |
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| 51°32′48″N 0°09′09″W / 51.5466°N 0.1524°W | |
| Location | Kentish Town, London |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic |
| Website |
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| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Consecrated | 26 October 1912 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | London |
| Episcopal area | Edmonton |
| Archdeaconry | Hampstead |
| Deanery | South Camden |
| Parish | St. Silas the Martyr and Holy Trinity with St. Barnabas Kentish Town |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Jonathan Baker |
| Vicar(s) | Philip Corbett SSC (designate) |
| Assistant 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]
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| Church of Saint Silas the Martyr | |
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| 51°32′48″N 0°09′09″W / 51.5466°N 0.1524°W | |
| Location | Kentish Town, London |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic |
| Website |
www |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Consecrated | 26 October 1912 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | London |
| Episcopal area | Edmonton |
| Archdeaconry | Hampstead |
| Deanery | South Camden |
| Parish | St. Silas the Martyr and Holy Trinity with St. Barnabas Kentish Town |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Jonathan Baker |
| Vicar(s) | Philip Corbett SSC (designate) |
| Assistant 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]