1873 – Christ Church, Westminster Road, Lambeth, London
A design concept for Christ Church Congregational Chapel which was completed in 1874.
A design concept for Christ Church Congregational Chapel which was completed in 1874.
The site of the church was purchased from the Holland Estate in 1868 with the intention of building a daughter church in the parish of St Barnabas,
Its surrounding streets have long been demolished and it is difficult to imagine that this tall building was actually squeezed into a narrow site.
From The Building News: “This church was opened the week before last,
The designer Henry Conybeare was not a prolific architect;
Elevation and section published in The Building News,
From The Building News, October 30 1873: “This building,
Detail of Queen Victoria Street front,
Incorporated in May 1872 as the National Safe Deposit Company Ltd,
New library for Dr. Williams Frost,