Church of St Mary the Virgin
CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, PRIMROSE HILL ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1329902
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, PRIMROSE HILL ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1329902
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, PRIMROSE HILL 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 MARY THE VIRGIN, PRIMROSE HILL ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Camden (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 27511 84188
Details
CAMDEN
TQ2784SE PRIMROSE HILL ROAD
798-1/63/1336 (West side)
14/05/74 Church of St Mary the Virgin
II
Church. 1871-2. By Michael P Manning; built by Dove Brothers.
c1891-2 south aisle and chapel added. Red brick with stone
dressings. Slated roofs with lugged brick eaves cornice. Early
French Gothic style.
EXTERIOR: 3-bay aisled nave with clerestory and north
transept, apsidal-ended sanctuary and south-east chapel. Main
entrances on north elevation; western entrance with gabled
portico, eastern with gabled hoodmould, both with brick
moulded arches having bas relief tympana. Slightly pointed
lancet windows. Gabled transept with 3 arcaded windows, plate
tracery rose window and 3 linked lancets in apex. Chancel has
5 plate tracery windows flanked by buttresses; west end 3
arcades windows, plate tracery rose window flanked by oculi.
INTERIOR: has wagon roof to nave and transept; chancel and
south-east chapel are vaulted; aisles have flying buttresses.
Columns with stiff leaf capitals. Features by local artists
include stained glass by Clayton and Bell and CE Kempe,
enamelwork by Henry Holiday, reredos and pulpit by GF Bodley,
oak seating by Temple Moore.
HISTORICAL NOTE: due to the High Church practices of the first
incumbent St Mary the Virgin was not consecrated until 1885.
From 1901-15 the vicar, Percy Dearmer, editor of the English
Hymnal and Songs of Praise, made the church a showpiece of
liturgical worship and good music. His reforms included
whitewashing of the original red and black interior.
Listing NGR: TQ2751184188
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 477795
- 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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