Description

TQ 2979 SE and 2978 NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER ROCHESTER ROW, SW1
100/24 ; 105/44
CHURCH OF ST. STEPHEN
24.2.58
- II*
Church. 1847-49 by Benjamin Ferrey. Bargate ragstone and Blyth sandstone
with Caen stone cladding interior, slate roof; the stonework coursed with
fine ashlar dressings. Early example of scholarly Decorated Gothic Revival
by this pupil of Pugin. North west tower with spire (truncated in the
1960s), south transept and long chancel. Traceried aisle windows divided
by buttresses and tall clerestory. Interior has 5 bay arcade, the capitals
and carving generally by G.P. White; timber trussed roof. Of the original
decoration described in the Ecclesiologist of June 1850 very little
survives apart from elements of painted decoration above the chancel arch by
Hudson; one original window of 1850 by Wailes survives in the south aisle
where there is also a Morris & Co. window of 1890, designed by Burne Jones.

Listing NGR: TQ2951779006

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St Stephen's Church at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q17549922

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Recommended Books

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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  For the Record
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)