Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL, KENSINGTON CHURCH STREET W8
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1376619
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- Statutory Address:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL, KENSINGTON CHURCH STREET W8
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1376619
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL, KENSINGTON CHURCH STREET W8
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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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:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL, KENSINGTON CHURCH STREET W8
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Kensington and Chelsea (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 25544 79871
Details
TQ 2579 NE KENSINGTON CHURCH STREET, W8
249/31/10049 R C Church of Our Lady of
Mount Carmel
GV II
Roman Catholic church. 1954-59. Designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. Brown brick; cream stone dressings. Steeply pitched tiled roofs to aisles and confessionals. Roof not visible to main body of church. Rectangular plan. Simplified Gothic manner. Tall narrow nave with pronounced diagonal roofs to north and south, that to north with three large half-dormers. Full height three-light west window flanked by tall buttresses. Bellcote to gable above. Paired three-light square headed clerestory windows with cusped heads. Entrance to south-west.
Interior with broad transverse pointed arches, capital-less and treated as internal buttresses with passage aisles (with square headed openings and pointed blind tympana. The pitch of the roof is expressed above the passage aisles and above the transverse arches is the clerestory and flat ceiling with timber beams picked out in white on a red background. Western gallery on short circular columns. Lower part of wall is lined in red sandstone, the upper part is plastered. Short sanctuary with altar now in forward position. Tall reredos in three panels painted in red and blue with gilded tracery and inset figures. Octagonal font now to north of altar. Pulpit of timber with red sandstone base attached to north side of chancel arch. Timber pendant light fittings with brass bell-shaped bulb holders.
Spatially unusual on account of the clerestorey being placed above the transverse arches, this church is a fine example of Sir Giles Scott's late work.
Listing NGR: TQ2554479871
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 470625
- 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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