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St Columba's Church | |
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51°29′48.4″N0°9′48″W / 51.496778°N 0.16333°W | |
Location | Pont Street Knightsbridge, London |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church of Scotland |
Website | www |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II listed building [1] |
Architect(s) | Sir Edward Maufe |
Years built | 1884 (destroyed in the Blitz) Rebuilt 1955 |
Groundbreaking | July 6, 1950 (new building) |
Administration | |
Presbytery | England |
Clergy | |
Minister(s) | Revd Angus MacLeod |
Laity | |
Organist/Director of music | Ben Lewis- Smith |
St Columba's Church is one of the two London congregations of the Church of Scotland. The church building, designed by Sir Edward Maufe, is located in Pont Street, Knightsbridge, near Harrod's department store. It was given Grade II listing by English Heritage in 1988. [1]
The presence of Scottish Presbyterianism in London dates back to the Union of the Crowns in 1603. A congregation was established near what is now Trafalgar Square, with a permanent church later being built in Crown Court near Covent Garden. This church is still in use, although rebuilt. The growth in the Scottish community in London resulted in the need for a larger church than Crown Court Church alone could accommodate. The original St Columba's Church building of 1884 was destroyed by wartime bombing during the night of 10 May 1941. [2] It was rebuilt on the same site in 1955 to a striking contemporary design by the architect Sir Edward Maufe, who also designed Guildford Cathedral. [3] The church is named after Saint Columba, the famous saint from Ulster.
The war memorial chapel was dedicated on 25 March 1956. [4]
The dance society London Reels meets at St Columba's once a month from September to June to dance Highland Reels. [5]
The current minister (as at April 2020) is the Rev C. Angus MacLeod, who was inducted to the charge by the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of England on 7 June 2012. [6]
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