St Silas Church, Kentish Town Explained

Church of Saint Silas the Martyr
Coordinates:51.5466°N -0.1524°W
Location:Kentish Town, London
Country:England
Denomination:Church of England
Churchmanship:Anglo-Catholic
Consecrated Date:26 October 1912
Status:Active
Functional Status:Parish church
Heritage Designation:Grade II*
Parish:St. Silas the Martyr and Holy Trinity with St. Barnabas Kentish Town
Deanery:South Camden
Archdeaconry:Hampstead
Episcopalarea:Edmonton
Diocese:London
Bishop:Jonathan Baker
Vicar:Philip Corbett SSC
Asstpriest:Matthew Burridge

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. The Church of St Silas replaced an earlier mission church. 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. The church was consecrated on 26 October 1912 by Arthur Winnington-Ingram, the then Bishop of London.

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

Present day

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: CHURCH OF ST SILAS THE MARTYR. The Heritage List. Historic England. 6 March 2017.
  2. Web site: History. Saint Silas the Martyr. 6 March 2017.