Historic churches · London
St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church — church in Somers Town, London.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- London Euston · 0.3 km
- Free entry
About
St Mary's Church is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Somers Town, London". Coordinates: 51.5314°, -0.1348°.
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From the Wikipedia article
St Mary's Church is a Church of England church on Eversholt Street in Somers Town, in the London Borough of Camden.
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Background
History
It was designed by Henry William Inwood as a chapel of ease for St Pancras Old Church (which resumed being a parish in its own right in 1852) and built between 1824 and 1827 by I. T. Seabrook. A Parliamentary grant paid for the construction, though local taxation funded the purchases of the chapel's interior decoration and the site itself. It was consecrated on 11 March 1826 and soon afterwards it became famous for converting several local people from Roman Catholicism there. Early on, the chapel was known as "Mr. Judkin's Chapel" or "Seymour Street Chapel" and was attended during his schooldays by Charles Dickens, who was then living nearby with his family at 13 Cranleigh Street. Augustus…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5314, -0.1348
- District
- Camden
- Parish
- Camden, unparished area
- Postcode
- NW1 1BN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Nearest railway station
- London Euston — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.posp.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7594422 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Mary's Church, Somers Town (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Mary's Church, Eversholt Street, NW1 - IMG 0784.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Mary's Church?
- St Mary's Church is in London, United Kingdom (postcode NW1 1BN), in the parish of Camden, unparished area.
- Is St Mary's Church a listed building?
- St Mary's Church is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is St Mary's Church free to visit?
- Yes, St Mary's Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Mary's Church?
- The nearest railway station is London Euston, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NW1 1BN.