St Thomas, Charterhouse
| St Thomas, Charterhouse | |
|---|---|
 St Thomas, Charterhouse in 1842 | |
| Location | Goswell Rd, Charterhouse, Islington, London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Founded | 1842 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Edward Blore |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Years built | 1842 |
| Closed | 1906 |
| Demolished | 1909 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | London |
| Parish | St. Botolph and St. Luke, Middlesex |
St Thomas Charterhouse was a Church of England church built in 1842 by the noted Victorian architect Edward Blore, who also designed Buckingham Palace. The church was closed in 1906 and was subsequently demolished in 1909.
History
[edit]St Thomas was built in 1842 and designed by the architect Edward Blore. It was located in Goswell Rd, Charterhouse, Islington, London, near Smithfield.[1]
The church had a capacity of 1,200 to 1,500 people, and was built on land donated by the governors of the Charterhouse.[1]
The church was built in the Romanesque style, characterised by round arches. The cost of construction was £5,560, for a building intended "to provide a new place of worship for the parishes of St. Botolph and St. Luke, Middlesex".[1]
The church was closed in 1906 and was subsequently demolished in 1909.[2][3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c "St. Thomas Charterhouse, 1842". victorianweb.org. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Saint Thomas, Charterhouse: Islington". AIM25. April 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Charterhouse Square area: Charterhouse Street and other streets". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
External links
[edit]- victorianweb.org Retrieved 29 April 2019