St Simon Zelotes

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St Simon Zelotes
St Simon Zelotes, Upper Chelsea
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St Simon Zelotes
51°29′41″N0°09′44″W / 51.49464°N 0.16221°W / 51.49464; -0.16221
LocationMilner Street
Chelsea
London SW3 2QF
CountryUnited Kingdom
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Low church
Website www.stsimonzelotes.com
History
Founded1859 (1859)
Dedication Simon the Zealot
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed
Architect(s) Joseph Peacock
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese London
Episcopal areaKensington
Archdeaconry Middlesex
Deanery Chelsea [1]
Clergy
Vicar(s) The Rev'd Michael Neville [2]
Curate(s) The Rev'd Joseph Ammoun [2]
Laity
Director of music Daniel Phillips
Chris Stokes
Churchwarden(s) Edward Rose
Susan Wajih
Parish administratorGloria Skelsey

St Simon Zelotes is a conservative evangelical Church of England church in Milner Street, Chelsea, London, England.

It was built in 1858–59, designed by the architect Joseph Peacock, and is his "most complete surviving work". [3]

It has been grade II* listed since 1954. [3]

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References

  1. "St Simon Zelotes, Upper Chelsea (1212). Archived copy". Diocese of London. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Welcome to St Simon Zelotes" . Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 Historic England. "Church of St Simon Zelotes (Grade II*) (1266245)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 24 March 2018.