Church of St Paul
CHURCH OF ST PAUL, HERNE HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1385599
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jun-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Paul
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PAUL, HERNE HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1385599
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jun-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Paul
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PAUL, HERNE HILL
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, HERNE HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Southwark (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 32160 74583
Details
SOUTHWARK
TQ3274 HERNE HILL 636-1/14/424 (East side) 30/06/54 Church of St Paul
GV II*
Church. 1858. By Street. Coursed rubble with ashlar quoins and dressings; pitched slate roof. A rebuilding by Street of a church of 1843-4, damaged by fire, by G Alexander, built by Holland and Hannen. STYLE: Early English. PLAN: long 5-bay nave and western Perpendicular tower part of original church; side aisles with lean-to roofs. Slightly lower chancel as east extension of nave, with extensions to north as vestry, to south as organ chamber. EXTERIOR: tower with stepped corner buttresses has entrance beneath tall traceried window, with twin bell openings above. Spire with flying corner buttresses and pinnacles. Large Decorated stained-glass east window and ground-floor windows with plate tracery; pairs of round windows with quatrefoils to clerestory. Entrance porch in north aisle, 2nd bay from west. INTERIOR: has nave columns with carved crocket capitals; clerestory with trefoil arcading on short marble capitals. Timber arched brace roof to nave. Carved rood screen of 1921; marble and alabaster reredos with carved heads in chancel. Carving by Earp, stained glass (mostly lost in War, some surviving in west windows of aisles) by Hardman. Carved rood screen of 1921.
Listing NGR: TQ3216074583
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 471003
- 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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