Church of the Sacred Heart, Camberwell

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The church from Knatchbull Road in March 2020
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A view toward the altar of the Church of the Sacred Heart in 2017

The Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic church on Knatchbull Road and Camberwell New Road in Camberwell, south-east London, SE5.

The first church on this site was destroyed by enemy action during The Blitz between 8–9 October 1941. [1]

The church was built between 1952 and 1958 in the Moderne style and has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since 2015. [2] The foundation stone of the present church had been laid by Cyril Cowderoy on 19 April 1952. [1]

The devotional Stations of the Cross sculptures of Sacred Heart were supplied by Burns & Oates, and are placed above the side aisles of the church. The individual Stations of the Cross are made using the opus sectile technique, inlaid on a gold mosaic background. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Denis Evinson (1998). Catholic Churches of London. A&C Black. p. 205. ISBN   978-1-85075-819-8.
  2. 1 2 Historic England, "Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart (1422505)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 3 October 2017

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