Calvary Church
CALVARY CHURCH, 100-102, FENTIMAN ROAD, SW8
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1031564
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jan-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Calvary Church
- Statutory Address:
- CALVARY CHURCH, 100-102, FENTIMAN ROAD, SW8
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1031564
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jan-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Calvary Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- CALVARY CHURCH, 100-102, FENTIMAN ROAD, SW8
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CALVARY CHURCH, 100-102, FENTIMAN ROAD, SW8
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Lambeth (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 30661 77521
Details
TQ 3077 FENTIMAN ROAD, SW8
963/7/10042 Calvary Church (Nos. 100-102)
II
Calvary Church, formerly Methodist Church an Sunday School. 1900-1901, architects George and Reginald Baines. Perpendicular style in red brick with stone dressings and slate roof Church has five bay nave, lower chancel, transepts, south west tower and splayed west porch. South west tower of three stages with crenellated battlements with gargoyles, traceried windows and wooden shutters to bellcote and horizontal bands. Lowest stage has lancet and arched entrance set in comer. West end has massive traceried window with trefoi1s and pinnacles. West porch is splayed at the corners and has two arched entrances flanked by buttresses. Cinquefoil-headed lights to nave divided by buttresses and transepts have two large traceried windows with roundel with quatrefoil above. Southeast gable with circular window and north east projection to chancel with a lancet window, crenellated parapet and pyramidal roof with finial. Attached to north west is former Sunday School in matching stlyle and materials. Two storeys with gable on right hand side with traceried window and elaborate ogee-arched doorcase flanked by sidelights and projecting gable to left with triple trefoil window on first floor and four-light bay on ground floor. Church has ceiling of arch-braced type on stone corbels with ornamental square grilles, west gallery with trefoil design, elaborate carved wooden reredos with cinquefoil motifs, large fretted stone pulpit, curved wood and metal altar rails, original wooden pews and stained glass to windows and doors with unusual sunflower motifs. Former Sunday School has similar arch-braced roof: stained glass with tulip or lily design and scrolled metalwork balcony. Staircase has iron stick balusters and elaborate column newel. First floor room has original cast iron fireplace with four thin pilasters and panels of floral designs.
[See BOE London 2: South p340.Survey of London Vol XXVI p41.]
Listing NGR: TQ3066177521
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 469027
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Cherry, B, Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: London 2: South, (1983), 340
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England in Survey of London, (), 41
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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