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

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

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Recommended Books

• 
  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings