St Paul's Church, Newington

St Paul's Church is a parish church in Lorrimore Square in the London Borough of Southwark.

St Paul's Church, Newington
The church viewed from Chapter Road.
51.485055°N 0.100686°W / 51.485055; -0.100686
LocationNewington, London
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationChurch of England
Websitehttps://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/728/
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II
Architect(s)Woodroffe Buchanan & Coulter
Years built1959-60
Administration
DioceseSouthwark

History

The original church was built in the 1850s in the Gothic revival style, and was almost completely destroyed in the London Blitz.

Post War

The current church was designed by firm Woodroffe Buchanan & Coulter and built in 1959–60.[1] It is Grade II listed.[2]

Interior showing the altar, pulpit, roof and stained glass.

The building is a modernist, reinforced concrete buttressed form with a community centre on the ground floor and the church itself and church hall above. There is an organ loft at the west end and a small Lady Chapel behind the altar at the east.

The "folded" roof is made of plate timber and coated in turquoise oxidised copper; it incorporates a series of triangles, symbolising the Holy Trinity. The external walls are a mix of brick, reclaimed stone from the original church, and artificial blocks, some incorporating multicoloured stained glass units.

The interior includes artworks by Freda Pinto and Gerald Holtom.[3]

References
  1. Newington, St Paul — London, A Church Near You.
  2. Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1389258
  3. Open House London, https://openhouselondon.open-city.org.uk/listings/2556
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