Church of St Paul
CHURCH OF ST PAUL, BURDETT ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1241881
- Date first listed:
- 29-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Paul
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PAUL, BURDETT ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1241881
- Date first listed:
- 29-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Paul
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PAUL, BURDETT ROAD
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:
- CHURCH OF ST PAUL, BURDETT ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Tower Hamlets (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 36823 81690
Details
TOWER HAMLETS BURDETT ROAD
TQ 3681 Church of St Paul and
17/1000 attached vicarage.
GV II*
Parish Church, 1958 by Robert Maguire of Maguire and Murray. Purple Uxbridge
brick and concrete. Centralised rectangular plan with projecting octagonal NW
porch and SE baptistry. Tall cubical windowless nave with large glazed
lantern enclosed on all sides by lower windowless aisle walls with folded
concrete roof with glazed gables and deep projecting eaves. Internally all
walls are carried on concrete piloti, with concrete and brickwork frankly
shown. The sanctuary area around the centralised altar is defined by a steel
'corona' suspended from the roof. Cast concrete font.
The vicarage adjoining the church is also of special architectural interest.
Ref Architectural Review, December 1960.
Listing NGR: TQ3682381690
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 206486
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Architectural Review in December, (1960)
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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