St Katherine Westway Explained

St Katherine Westway
Coordinates:51.5146°N -0.243°W
Location:Hammersmith, west London
Country:United Kingdom
Denomination:Church of England

St Katherine Westway is a Church of England parish church in Hammersmith, west London.[1] Its original dedication was St Catherine Coleman, named after the church of St Katherine Coleman in the City of London, whose sale funded its construction in 1922, to a design by Robert Atkinson - it was assigned a parish in 1929.[2] [3] Westway refers to Westway, the road beside which it stands. The original church was destroyed by bombing on 14 September 1940 and the foundation stone for the present one was laid on 25 October 1958.

References

  1. http://www.stkatherineswestway.org.uk/welcome/ Official website
  2. Web site: Site details:St Katherine Coleman Churchyard . London Gardens Online. 5 December 2011.
  3. Web site: SAINT KATHERINE, NORTH HAMMERSMITH: WESTWAY, HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM. AIM25.. 11 December 2014.

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