Historic churches · London
All Saints, Camden Town
All Saints, Camden Town — Greek Orthodox cathedral church in London, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Camden Town · 0.3 km
- Free entry
About
All Saints, Camden Town is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1822. Designed by William Inwood. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Greek Orthodoxy. Named after All Saints' Day. Address: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q67214183. Wikidata describes it as: "Greek Orthodox cathedral church in London, UK". Coordinates: 51.5387°, -0.1380°.
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All Saints Cathedral, Camden Street, London, originally All Saints Church, Camden Town, St Pancras, Middlesex, is a church in the Camden Town area of London, England. It was built for the Church of England, but it is now a Greek Orthodox church known as the Greek Orthodox Cathedral Church of All Saints. It stands where Camden Street and Pratt Street meet.
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From the Wikipedia article
All Saints Cathedral, Camden Street, London, originally All Saints Church, Camden Town, St Pancras, Middlesex, is a church in the Camden Town area of London, England. It was built for the Church of England, but it is now a Greek Orthodox church known as the Greek Orthodox Cathedral Church of All Saints. It stands where Camden Street and Pratt Street meet.
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Background
History
Camden Town was developed from the 1790s onwards in the then largely rural parish of St Pancras, on the northern fringe of London. The parish church was one of the oldest in England, but it had been in gradual decline since the 14th century when the weight of the parish population became the northern parts of what was becoming Kentish Town and Camden Town. In 1822 a new parish church, St Pancras New Church, on Euston Road in the southern part of the parish, was consecrated, but it was intended mainly to serve the population in its immediate vicinity. In 1818 a Church Building Act had been passed by Parliament to facilitate the construction of new churches in London's many new districts,…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5387, -0.1380
- District
- Camden
- Parish
- Camden, unparished area
- Postcode
- NW1 0HP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Established
- 1822
- Nearest railway station
- Camden Town — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.gocas.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q2942605 (CC0)
- wikipedia: All Saints Cathedral, Camden Street (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: All Saints Orthodox Cathedral, Exterior, London, Camden Town.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is All Saints, Camden Town?
- All Saints, Camden Town is in London, United Kingdom (postcode NW1 0HP), in the parish of Camden, unparished area.
- When was All Saints, Camden Town built?
- Built or established in 1822. Designed by William Inwood.
- Is All Saints, Camden Town a listed building?
- All Saints, Camden Town is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is All Saints, Camden Town free to visit?
- Yes, All Saints, Camden Town is free to enter.
- How do I get to All Saints, Camden Town?
- The nearest railway station is Camden Town, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NW1 0HP.