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Church of the Ascension

A Grade II* Listed Building in Wandsworth, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4655 / 51°27'55"N

Longitude: -0.1573 / 0°9'26"W

OS Eastings: 528096

OS Northings: 175666

OS Grid: TQ280756

Mapcode National: GBR 8X.VV

Mapcode Global: VHGR5.7F5F

Plus Code: 9C3XFR8V+53

Entry Name: Church of the Ascension

Listing Date: 28 June 1954

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1065541

English Heritage Legacy ID: 207064

ID on this website: 101065541

Location: Wandsworth, London, SW11

County: London

District: Wandsworth

Electoral Ward/Division: Shaftesbury

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Wandsworth

Traditional County: Surrey

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: Lavender Hill The Ascension and Battersea St Philip with St Bartholomew

Church of England Diocese: Southwark

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Description


LAVENDER HILL SW11
1.
5033
Church of the Ascension
TQ 2875 10/3 28.6.54
II*
2.
1876 to 1883. Designed by James Brooks. Finished 1883 by J T Micklethwaite.
Gothic style.
Tall nave and chancel with a round apse under one long slate roof; and low aisle
carried round the east end. Chapel to north and vestries at north-east, built on
slope of the hill. Red brick with stone dressings.
The tower was never built. Interior of fair-faced red brick. Simple stone piers
support brick arcades. Clerestory of lancets above. Wooden barrel vault with
wooden ties.
Screen 1914.
Rood and loft George Wallace 1910.
The glass by Kempe and Tower.


Listing NGR: TQ2809675666

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