St Martin's Church
51°33′07″N 0°09′10″W / 51.5519°N 0.1529°W / 51.5519; -0.1529
DenominationChurch of England
History
DedicationMartin of Tours
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I
Architect(s)Edward Buckton Lamb
StyleGothic Revival

St Martin's Church is a Church of England church in Gospel Oak in London, England.[1] Located on Vicars Road, the church building is Grade I listed.[2] The church was built between 1864 and 1866 to a curious-looking design by Edward Buckton Lamb and was discussed by John Summerson in his Victorian Architecture in England.[3] The church was built at the personal cost of John Derby Allcroft to commemorate his late wife.[4] The architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner described it as "the craziest of London’s Victorian churches".[5]

The tower is most notable for its pinnacles, which make it resemble a fairy-tale castle. These pinnacles were removed due to bomb damage in World War II, but were restored in works finishing in 2015.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Walter H. Godfrey and W. McB. Marcham (editors) (1952). "Additional Churches". Survey of London: volume 24: The parish of St Pancras part 4: King’s Cross Neighbourhood. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 5 May 2012. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Martin (1379098)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. ↑ Norton 1970
  4. ↑ Colloms, Marianne and Weindling, Dick (2009), Camden Town and Kentish Town, Tempus Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7524 2922-9
  5. ↑ Richardson, John (1997), Kentish Town Past, Historical Publications, ISBN 0-948667-42-7
  6. ↑ "St Martin's Gospel Oak nominated for heritage award". 22 July 2015.


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