Church of Our Lady of Grace and St Teresa of Avila
CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF GRACE AND ST TERESA OF AVILA, KINGS ROAD E4
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1271998
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jul-1997
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Our Lady of Grace and St Teresa of Avila
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF GRACE AND ST TERESA OF AVILA, KINGS ROAD E4
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1271998
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jul-1997
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Our Lady of Grace and St Teresa of Avila
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF GRACE AND ST TERESA OF AVILA, KINGS ROAD E4
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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 OUR LADY OF GRACE AND ST TERESA OF AVILA, KINGS ROAD E4
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Waltham Forest (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 38635 94277
Details
TQ 39 SE
1802/1/10011
KINGS ROAD
(North-east side),
Chingford E4
Church of Our Lady of Grace & St Teresa of Avila
II
Roman Catholic church. Foundation stone laid 4 October 1930. GW Martyn architect. Brown brick in Sussex bond with Ketton stone dressings, oak timber frame and tiled roof. Gothic Revival style.
PLAN: west tower, 5 bay nave with aisles, north and south transept chapels and south porch.
EXTERIOR: west tower is of 2 stages and has crenellated parapet. Double cinquefoil-headed windows with hood mouldings and offset buttresses. Nave west front has large traceried window and central arched door case flanked by sidelights. Triple cinquefoil-headed light windows to nave flanked by buttresses and triangular rooflights. Large oak framed south porch with patterned curved braces and carved bargeboards. No change in roof pitch to chancel which has gabled transept chapels with large arched windows of triple ogees and rose window to east end.
INTERIOR: Ketton stone arcade on octagonal columns. Unusual roof of Austrian oak is an amalgamation of arched braces and crownpost on elaborately carved corbels. West choir gallery has limed and gilded linenfold panelling and staircase with finely carved animals to newel posts and gallery front. Flooring of unglazed ceramic tiles to nave but green and white marble to chancel and chapels. The Lady Chapel has a contemporary stained glass window and an altar with a painted reredos. The Sacred Heart Chapel has a moulded stone pedestal for the figure of Christ and a Crown of Thorns stained glass cinquefoil window. The High Altar has an imposing stone reredos and elaborate limed and gilded oak panelling. This church has unusually fine materials and carving for the period and the choice of Gothic Revival style is most unusual for a Roman Catholic church.
Listing NGR: TQ3863594277
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 468787
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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