St Barnabas Addison Road
Diocese of London
Church, 623255
http://www.stbk.org.ukOverview
Grid reference: TQ 246 793
Vulliamy's original church is in the late Perpendicular style; a long wide box with corner turrets. There can be little doubt that Vulliamy derived his design directly from the church of Holy Trinity Cloudsley Square, Islington, by Barry which was begun in 1826.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
West vestibule, large wide nave with galleries on three sides, and a short chancel with organ chamber to the south.
Footprint of Church buildings: 908 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
The church was built by Lewis Vulliamy in 1827/9. The chancel and vestry were added in 1860 by Thomas Johnson. The chancel was rebuilt in 1910 by T.G. Jackson.
Exterior Description
Vulliamy's original church is in the late Perpendicular style; a long wide box with corner turrets. There can be little doubt that Vulliamy derived his design directly from the church of Holy Trinity Cloudsley Square, Islington, by Barry which was begun in 1826.
A broad flight of steps leads up from Addison Road to a western vestibule with three doors; this spans the full width of the centre section of the wall. The vestibule has a blind quatrefoil parapet with corner pinnacles, and the centre section is gabled. Immediately above the vestibule is a seven-light mullioned window with Perpendicular tracery and a crocketed ogee drip-moulding; the window is set under a pinnacled gable with a trefoiled parapet. This centre section is set slightly forward from the west wall which is flanked by thin octagonal towers towers topped by stone turrets.
The side walls are both of eight bays of tall three-light mullioned windows alternating with stepped buttresses. The wall has an embattled parapet, and the gabled tops of the buttresses rise up into the merlons. At the east end are a second pair of corner turrets. The chancel is plainer than the nave, having no parapet, and only simplified turrets.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
The glass in the large east window is by Clayton & Bell.
Stained Glass
In the west window, by O'Connor
Stained Glass
The glass in the north and south windows of the sanctuary was executed by Morris and Co. to the designs of Sir Edward Burne-Jones.
Interior
Interior Description
The interior of the church is wide, and is made to seem yet wider by reason of the great span of the flat roof. The roof is supported by heavy moulded cross-beams with wall posts and curved arched braces. Along the central east-west rib are a series of large circular bosses. The galleries which run round three sides of the church are supported on slender iron columns, and the gallery fronts have trefoil-headed openings. The chancel arch has a five-centred head, and is flanked by panels of openwork tracery which presumably date from the 1910 rebuilding. The interior of the chancel is altogether more elaborate than that of the nave with a canopied sedilia, a piscina, and a braced hammer-beam roof of five-centred profile. After the lightness of the nave, the mysterious gloom of the chancel provides a telling contrast.
Fixtures and fittings
Font (object)
An octagonal stone font on a multiple shaft. Each side of a bowl has a carved shield.
Pulpit
An octagonal wooden pulpit of unusual design. The body of the pulpit curves inwards to a central support, while eight smaller pieces run down from the bottom of each side to join the base. Both the body and the base of the pulpit are elaborately carved.
Reredos
1910
The reredos was erected in 1910 as a memorial to the Revd. G.R. Thornton. In the centre section is a figure of Christ in priestly robes and set in a vesica; in the side panels are angels in attitutee of prayer. All three figures are canopied. The reredos was designed by Mr. J.A. Reeve, and the figure sculpture executed by Mr. M. Taylorson.
Organ (object)
By J.W. Walker & Sons.
Sedilia
Against the south wall of the chancel is a triple sedilia with a carved and crocketed canopy.
Churchyard
Grid reference: TQ 246 793
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 | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
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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