St Anne's Church, Wandsworth

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St Anne's Church, Wandsworth
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St Anne's Church, Wandsworth
51°27′18″N0°11′15″W / 51.4550°N 0.1875°W / 51.4550; -0.1875 Coordinates: 51°27′18″N0°11′15″W / 51.4550°N 0.1875°W / 51.4550; -0.1875
LocationLondon
CountryUnited Kingdom
Denomination Church of England
Website stanneswandsworth.org.uk
Architecture
Architect(s) Robert Smirke
Style Greek Revival

St Anne's Church, Wandsworth, is a Grade II* listed church on St Ann's Hill, Wandsworth, London.

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History

A Commissioners' church, it was built from 1820 to 1824. It was designed by the architect Robert Smirke in Greek Revival style. [1] Smirke also used the tower design for St Mary's, Bryanston Square and St Philip's Church, Salford, although these two churches have semicircular porticos unlike that of St Anne's.

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References

  1. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1065485)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 11 September 2013.