Walworth: All Saints
Overview
Grid reference: TQ 332 783
The church is built of pink-buff brick with concrete frames for the rectangular windows and a concrete frame to the building. The brick work is set in Flemish bond. The church is lit principally from the west by a large window of three compartments divided by concrete mullions at the level of the organ gallery and by a similar but shorter window at ground floor level.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
From external appearance, one would expect an aisleless church with a semi-circular apsidal sanctuary termination, but only the nave area is used for rear worship. The apsidal end at ground level has been divided into clergy and choir vestries and a store-room, and at first floor level it has been adapted as a westward facing semi-circular Lady Chapel. The 'apse' and the body of the church are thus divided by 4 brick wall but only to first floor balcony level. On the north side of -am church, a low western projection houses an entrance lobby and a similar eastern unit accommodated the stair to the first floor level.
Description of Archaeology and History
The original church, built 1864-5, was designed by R. Parris and S. Field. Of this building there remains only the western boundary wall and a few furnishings. It was severely damaged in the last war and the site was cleared. Its successor was designed by N.F. Cachbmaille-Day and consecrated in 1959.
Exterior Description
The church is built of pink-buff brick with concrete frames for the rectangular windows and a concrete frame to the building. The brick work is set in Flemish bond. The church is lit principally from the west by a large window of three compartments divided by concrete mullions at the level of the organ gallery and by a similar but shorter window at ground floor level. The lights are further divided by a grid pattern of glazing bars. The two areas of window-space are divided by a wide band of concrete in the centre of which is a cross in low relief. Along the sides of the church are four tall narrow lights and above each of these is a small cross cut in the brickwork as ventilators. The exterior of the apse is articulated with pilaster buttresses in a manner which recalls ninth or tenth century Byzantine churches in Greece or Serbo-Croatia. Neverthelessthe walls are pierced at vestry level with small concrete-framed lights. The eastern faces of the 'nave' flanking the apse are pierced by further lights and by two doorways of the same type as is used also for the western vestibule.
Interior
Interior Description
The design is simple, and the plan is quite original. It features a panelled concrete roof of low-pitch supported on shallow segmental-topped transverse concrete arches, which divide the body of the church into five bays. The panelling of the roof is suggested by a ridge and two concrete purlins to each slope. A chancel arch is indicated in brick. The roof is covered with asphalt and the church is floored throughout with wood blocks set diagonally.
The colouring of the structural members, pink-buff and white, is tempered by the pale blue and the gold of the ambos and baldachino. The vestry accomodation is poorly deployed and the potentially successful Lady Chapel area at high level in the apse is marred by the poor quality of the furnishings re-used from the former church and by the stained corrugated finish of the eastern apsidal wall. The baldachino serves not only the High Altar, but also to its east, at first floor level, the altar of the Lady Chapel. Apart from this complexity, the building is no more than a hall-church.
Fixtures and fittings
Organ (object)
Built on the wooden western gallery with its pipe work exposed, is an original 1894 organ by W. Hill and Son. It has two manuals, five stops on the Great, five on the Swell, one pedal stop and four couplers; it has mechanical action and an electric blower.
Altar
The High Altar is a plain stone slab on a concrete base.
Altar
Component
A baldachino is supported on metal columns. On its west face is a mural of the Crucifixion by Christopher Webb, on a ground of star pattern in gold leaf.
Ambo
The twin reading desks are set rather far apart to the north and south. They are of plaster on concrete with colouring in gold.
Font (object)
Of plastered concrete with a flat circular wooden cover and a very shallow bowl. The eastern face is decorated with the Chi-Rho monogram on a ground of white and sold.
Pew (object)
Of hardwood with open backs.
Churchyard
Grid reference: TQ 332 783
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
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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.
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