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Church of St Margaret

A Grade II* Listed Building in Blackheath, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4628 / 51°27'46"N

Longitude: 0.0009 / 0°0'3"E

OS Eastings: 539092

OS Northings: 175658

OS Grid: TQ390756

Mapcode National: GBR L2.JXG

Mapcode Global: VHGR7.YHTG

Plus Code: 9F32F272+48

Entry Name: Church of St Margaret

Listing Date: 30 August 1954

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1193189

English Heritage Legacy ID: 203329

Also known as: Church Of St. Margaret's of Antioch

ID on this website: 101193189

Location: St Margaret's Church, Blackheath Park, Lewisham, London, SE13

County: London

District: Lewisham

Electoral Ward/Division: Blackheath

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Lewisham

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: Lee St Margaret

Church of England Diocese: Southwark

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TQ 3975
15/L6

LEE TERRACE SE3 (South Side)
Church of St Margaret

30.8.54.

II*

1839-41 by John Brown of Norwich, replacing a Church on the site by Joseph Gwilt, 1813-14, which collapsed. Only the bottom of the tower of the older structure remains. Church restored and enlarged by James Brooks 1876, who added chancel and aisles, porches, and new roof. Nave, aisles, West tower, North and South porches, chancel and aisles. C13 style. Paired lancet windows with nook shafts and hoodmoulds. Corbelled cornice and parapet with tall octagonal pinnacles. Square tower has tall lower stage, clock faces under gables above, octagonal bell drum with cusped lancets under crocketed hoods; and plain spire above. Roman cement with freestone dressings and spire.

Inside five-bay nave and aisles of almost equal width, tall arcades, wood rib vaults. Wrought iron screens to chancel and chancel aisles. Marble lined sanctuary and Lady Chapel. Two small C16 brasses with female figures.

Listing NGR: TQ3909275658

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