Church of the Sacred Heart | |
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![]() The church as viewed from Knatchbull Road | |
51°28′29″N0°05′50″W / 51.4748°N 0.0971°W | |
OS grid reference | TQ 32253 76809 |
Location | Camberwell, London |
Address | Knatchbull Road, SE5 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Website | www |
History | |
Dedication | Sacred Heart |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II [1] |
Designated | 1 April 2015 |
Style | Moderne style |
Years built | 1952–1958 |
Administration | |
Episcopal conference | Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales |
Province | Ecclesiastical province of Southwark |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Southwark |
Deanery | Camberwell |
Parish | Camberwell |
Clergy | |
Priest(s) | Fr Vincent George CM [2] |
Assistant priest(s) | Fr Michael Jude Denis CM |
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. [3]
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. [1] The foundation stone of the present church had been laid by Cyril Cowderoy on 19 April 1952. [3]
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. [1]