1873 – Church of St. John the Baptist, Holland Park, Kensington, London
Architect: James Brooks
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,
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,
From The Building News, October 17,