Description

KENNINGTON LANE SE11 1. (south Side) 5023 Roman Catholic Church of St Anne TQ 3078 4/508

II GV

2. 1903-7 by F A Walters. Dark red brick church with slated roofs in early English style with projecting buttresses giving emphasis. Nave and aisles in one (no clerestory), low west narthex, short transepts, lower 2-bay chancel with short, low aisles. (The church is aligned north-south but the directions given here are ritual). Tall, saddleback north-west tower of 4 stages, all with paired lancets including large bell openings in top stage, and 3 stepped lancets in gable. Spacious interior has 5-bay nave with narrow aisles divided into one-bay sections. Large chapel extension behind wought iron screen from north aisle. Carved stone octagonal pulpit, with sounding-board, and low arcaded wall before chancel steps. Whole chancel covered with bright stencil patterns. Carved and painted reredos. Rood figures hung from roof and resting on beam - there is no screen.

Listing NGR: TQ3063978021

External Links

• St Anne's Church at Wikipedia
• St Anne's Church official website
• Wikidata Q26355167

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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)