Rosslyn Hill: Hampstead: St Stephen
Overview
Grid reference: TQ 270 853
St. Stephen, Rosslyn Hill, is a powerful building - and its tower is an important feature of the Hampstead scene.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Nave with aisles, north and south porches, and chancel with apsidal sanctuary. Above the chancel is the tower. To the west is a vaulted porch; undercroft beneath the chancel.
Exterior Description
St. Stephen, Rosslyn Hill, is a powerful building - and its tower is an important feature of the Hampstead scene.
The church is built of purple-coloured bricks with stone dressings and a good deal of stone statuary. The nave not,very long compared with the massive scale of the central tower; beneath the tower is the short chancel with an apsidal termination at the east end.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
By Lavers & Westlake and by Clayton & Bell. (Two windows were given in memory of Teulon, one by the family, and one by the congregation).
Interior
Interior Description
Although the arcades are notched, the eye does not take in these notchings as a restless pattern but as a faint flickering enhanced by the carefully chosen different coloured bricks. The re-arrangementof the principal liturgical emphasis to provide a nave altar in front of the chancel arch, with a well-designed modern corona above the altar, works extremely well.
Fixtures and fittings
Stall
1912
By Temple Moore
Screen
1912
By Temple Moore
Organ (object)
c.1869
Churchyard
Grid reference: TQ 270 853
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | N/A |
| Solar Thermal Panels | N/A |
| Biomass | N/A |
| Wind Turbine | N/A |
| Air Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ev Charging | N/A |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
Further information
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