St Andrew's | |
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Church of St Andrew | |
51°22′05″N00°06′09″W / 51.36806°N 0.10250°W | |
Location | Southbridge Road, Croydon, London, England |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic |
History | |
Dedication | St Andrew |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
Years built | 1857 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of Southwark |
Episcopal area | Croydon Episcopal Area |
Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Croydon |
Deanery | Croydon Central |
Parish | St. Andrew Croydon |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | The Rt Revd Jonathan Clark (Bishop of Croydon) |
Vicar(s) | Fr Wealands Bell |
St Andrew's, formally the Church of St Andrew, is a church of England church in Croydon, London, England. [1]
It was built in 1857. [1] Aisles were added in 1870. [1] A lady chapel designed by H B Walters was added in 1891. [1] An organ chamber lies opposite the lady chapel. [1] The nave has five bays and the triple chancel arch has a wrought-iron screen. [2]
The building, in flint with stone dressing, was given Grade II listed status in November 1976, [2] protecting it from unauthorised alteration or demolition, but is on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register, due to its "slow decay" with "no solution agreed". [3] The former bell-turret has been dismantled due to its poor condition, but the building's listed status legally requires its reinstatement. [3]
The church falls within Croydon Central Deanery in the Diocese of Southwark. [1]
St Andrew's is a parish in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. It had previously passed resolutions that rejected the ministry of female priests, but these were rescinded in 2013. [4]
The church contained an organ dating from 1891, by William Hill & Sons, which was removed, and replaced by another from the same maker in 1906. Specifications for the latter can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [5]
The church's current electronic organ was purchased from the Sultan of Oman [6] in around 2012.
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