Church of St Barnabas, Pimlico explained

Church of St Barnabas, Pimlico
Location:St Barnabas Street, Pimlico, London, SW1W 8PF
Country:England
Denomination:Church of England
Churchmanship:Traditional Catholic
Status:Active
Functional Status:Parish church
Heritage Designation:Grade I listed
Architect:Thomas Cundy
Years Built:1850
Parish:St. Barnabas, Pimlico
Deanery:Westminster St Margaret
Archdeaconry:Archdeaconry of Charing Cross
Episcopalarea:Two Cities
Diocese:Diocese of London
Priestincharge:Fr John Pearson-Hicks
Organist:David Aprahamian Liddle
Warden:S Leamy & J Hopkins

The Church of St Barnabas is a Church of England parish church in Pimlico, London. It is a Grade I listed building. The church is noted for its Anglo-Catholic tradition, and it "was the first church built in England where the ideals and beliefs of what came to be known as Anglo-Catholic movement were embodied in its architecture and liturgy".[1]

History

The church was built in 1847–1850 to designs of Thomas Cundy (junior), assisted by William Butterfield. It was one of the earliest Ritualistic churches, and the first in London in which all pews were free (charging for pews was normal practice at the time).[2] Three paintings in crypt are by Charles Edgar Buckeridge.[3]

In 1958 the church was designated as a Grade I listed building.

Notable clergy

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church Guide. St Barnabas, Pimlico. 23 January 2017.
  2. French, Ylva (1998) London: Blue Guide; 15th ed. London: A. & C. Black; p. 194
  3. Saint. Andrew. 1973. Charles Buckeridge and his family. Oxoniensia. 38. 357–372.