Church of the Sacred Heart, Camberwell

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Church of the Sacred Heart
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The church as viewed from Knatchbull Road
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Church of the Sacred Heart
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Church of the Sacred Heart
51°28′29″N0°05′50″W / 51.4748°N 0.0971°W / 51.4748; -0.0971
OS grid reference TQ 32253 76809
Location Camberwell, London
AddressKnatchbull Road, SE5
Country United Kingdom
Denomination Catholic Church
Website www.sacredheartchurchcamberwell.co.uk
History
Dedication Sacred Heart
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II [1]
Designated1 April 2015
Style Moderne style
Years built1952–1958
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
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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. [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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England, "Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart (1422505)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 3 October 2017
  2. "Digital Diocesan Directory". Archdiocese of Southwark. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 Denis Evinson (1998). Catholic Churches of London. A&C Black. p. 205. ISBN   978-1-85075-819-8.