Description

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TQ 27SW,
3/2

ST JOHN'S AVENUE SW15,
Polish Roman Catholic Church of St John the Evangelist

(Formerly listed as: Polish Church of the Evangelist)

II

(1858 foundation stone) by Charles Lee. Formerly St John the Evangelist. Kentish
Rag with ashlar dressings in mixed Early English and Decorated style with slate
roof. The angle-buttressed north-west tower with tall stone broach spire pierced
by lucarnes is the key to the asymmetrical composition.
Interior with octagonal piers to 4-bay arcades of nave and open timber truss roof.
Two-light clerestory windows. Chancel arch and open timber chancel roof.
East window of lancets and wheel tracery.
Three-lancet west and transept windows.
Octagonal gabled baptistery to north-east.

Listing NGR: TQ2380374936

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Polish Church of St John the Evangelist at Wikipedia
• Polish Church of St John the Evangelist official website
• Wikidata Q18161242

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Recommended Books

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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)