Church of Saint Silas the Martyr
51°32′48″N 0°09′09″W / 51.5466°N 0.1524°W / 51.5466; -0.1524
LocationKentish Town, London
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipAnglo-Catholic
Websitewww.ssilas.co.uk
History
StatusActive
Consecrated26 October 1912
Architecture
Functional statusParish church
Heritage designationGrade II*
Administration
DioceseLondon
Episcopal areaEdmonton
ArchdeaconryHampstead
DeanerySouth Camden
ParishSt. Silas the Martyr and Holy Trinity with St. Barnabas Kentish Town
Clergy
Vicar(s)Graeme Rowlands

The Church of Saint Silas the Martyr is a Church of England parish church in Kentish Town, London. The church is a grade II* listed building.[1]

History

The church was built from 1911 to 1913, and designed by the architect Ernest Charles Shearman.[1] The Church of St Silas replaced an earlier mission church.[1] The building was funded through a £7,000 donation in the will of Henry Howard Paul, a wealthy American who had spent most of his career in the United Kingdom.[2] The church was consecrated on 26 October 1912 by Arthur Winnington-Ingram, the then Bishop of London.[2]

On 10 June 1954, the church was designated a grade II* listed building.[1]

Present day

The church stands in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "CHURCH OF ST SILAS THE MARTYR". The Heritage List. Historic England. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "History". Saint Silas the Martyr. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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