Holy Innocents Church | |
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51°23′49″N0°04′46″W / 51.39706°N 0.07952°W Coordinates: 51°23′49″N0°04′46″W / 51.39706°N 0.07952°W | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic |
History | |
Consecrated | 1895 |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade II* listed |
Architect(s) | George Frederick Bodley |
Style | Perpendicular Neo-Gothic |
Years built | 1894-1895 |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Southwark |
Episcopal area | Croydon |
Archdeaconry | Croydon |
Deanery | Croydon North |
Parish | Holy Innocents, South Norwood |
Clergy | |
Priest in charge | Roxanne Hunte |
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