Church of St Margaret is a Grade II* listed building in the Lewisham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 1954. Church. 2 related planning applications.
Church of St Margaret
- WRENN ID
- dusk-bastion-bramble
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Lewisham
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 August 1954
- Type
- Church
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
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TQ 3975 15/L6
LEE TERRACE SE3 (South Side) Church of St Margaret
30.8.54.
II*
1839-41 by John Brown of Norwich, replacing a Church on the site by Joseph Gwilt, 1813-14, which collapsed. Only the bottom of the tower of the older structure remains. Church restored and enlarged by James Brooks 1876, who added chancel and aisles, porches, and new roof. Nave, aisles, West tower, North and South porches, chancel and aisles. C13 style. Paired lancet windows with nook shafts and hoodmoulds. Corbelled cornice and parapet with tall octagonal pinnacles. Square tower has tall lower stage, clock faces under gables above, octagonal bell drum with cusped lancets under crocketed hoods; and plain spire above. Roman cement with freestone dressings and spire.
Inside five-bay nave and aisles of almost equal width, tall arcades, wood rib vaults. Wrought iron screens to chancel and chancel aisles. Marble lined sanctuary and Lady Chapel. Two small C16 brasses with female figures.
Listing NGR: TQ3909275658
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