St Stephen's, Gloucester Road
St Stephen's Church, Gloucester Road is a Grade II* listed Anglican church in South Kensington, London, England. The church was built in 1866–67, and the architect was Joseph Peacock.[1]
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 St Stephen's, Gloucester Road | |
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| Location | Gloucester Road, Brompton, London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Joseph Peacock |
| Years built | 1866-67 |
| Administration | |
| Deanery | Chelsea |
| Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Middlesex |
| Episcopal area | Kensington (Bishop of Kensington) |
| Diocese | Diocese of London |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Jonathan Baker (AEO) |
| Vicar(s) | Interregnum |
As a traditional Anglo-Catholic parish, rejecting the ordination of women to the priesthood and as bishops, it receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Fulham (currently Jonathan Baker). The parish is a member of Forward in Faith.[2]
The poet T. S. Eliot served as a churchwarden at St Stephen's; between 1933 and 1940 he lived in the church's vicarage, first at 9 Grenville Place (1934-7), then at 11 Emperor's Gate (1937–40).
References
- Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST STEPHEN, GLOUCESTER ROAD, SW7 (1293603)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- "St Stephen, Gloucester Road, South Kensington". Bishop of Fulham. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
External links
Media related to St Stephen's Church, South Kensington at Wikimedia Commons- Parish website
- A Church Near You entry
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