EAST GREENWICH, CHRIST CHURCH · sanctuary chairs are no doubt original." (from 'Parish Churches of...
Transcript of EAST GREENWICH, CHRIST CHURCH · sanctuary chairs are no doubt original." (from 'Parish Churches of...
Status converted or used for purposes other than worship
Borough Greenwich
Present parish EAST GREENWICH
Built 1849
Build architect John Brown & Robert Kerr
Further information "A wide, galleried, aisleless nave, with a south-west tower (designed for a spirethat was never built): a projection on the south, a north vestry, and an easternapse. The style is Perpendicular, with ragstone walls and brick quoins. Thereare two-light windows and a larger window at the west, which looks quite well.The galleries have been removed, except at the west, and a small projection oneach side. The new vestry was designed in 1887 by Thomas Dinwiddy, ofGreenwich. The elaborate font and pulpit are later than the church: the carvedsanctuary chairs are no doubt original." (from 'Parish Churches of London',Basil F L Clarke, Batsford, 1966)
Declared redundant in 1987 and partly demolished, the remainder is acommunity centre (the Forum). The new church (built 1989) is adjacent butconnected to the old church building. It is now within the East GreenwichTeam Ministry.
Address Trafalgar Road
Postcode (if located) SE10 9EQ
Grid reference TQ 393 782
Grade NL
Listed Building ref. (if applicable) N/A
Listing found? (if applicable) NO
CPW / CCC report on file? NO
Record office & reference LMA/P78/CTC (Baptisms to 1912, Marriages to 1913)
Diocesan property reference no. 0958 & basement archive 1/2
EAST GREENWICH, CHRIST CHURCH Ref: EAS05
Former places of worship in the Diocese of Southwark
NOTES
Record office:LMA=London Metropolitan Archiveswww.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma/
CPW/CCC refers to the reports prepared onchurches proposed for demolition
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Last updated February 2009
An old drawing of the church
Christ Church in 2009
Copyright Richard Croft and licensedfor reuse under Creative CommonsLicence