Blackfriars Road
Southwark
London
SE1

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Parish Contacts

Rev Tim Scott (Rector)
35 Oswin Street, London SE11 4TF
Tel: 020 7735 4077
E-mail: tim.scott@southwark.anglican.org

Parish Office
Tel: 020-7928 3970/4707
Fax: 020-7928 1148
E-mail: admin@christchurchsouthwark.org.uk

Parish website: www.christchurchsouthwark.org.uk

Sunday Services

9.30 am Eucharist

Facilities: Disabled access, toilets

Further details of all Sunday and weekday services and activities may be obtained from the parish contacts

Information

Tradition: Modern Catholic
Patron: Trustees of Marshall's Charity

Population (2001 census): 2,238
Urban Priority Area: Yes

Deanery: Southwark & Newington
Archdeaconry: Southwark
Episcopal Area: Woolwich
Diocesan Record Office: London Metropolitan Archives

Introduction to parish

Christ Church is the Parish Church for the West Bankside area of North Southwark, in the centre of an area of major development and regeneration projects. The Tate Modern gallery, Millennium bridge, Southwark station, new hotels and office and residential accommodation are all part of the parish.

The congregation contribute to the life of the area by involvement in many community organisations including the Bankside Residents Forum, Blackfriars Settlement, Borough Market and various tenants associations.

Details of Church

Built: 1957 - 59
Architect: R Paxton-Watson & Barry Costin
Listing: not listed

The history is such that this is the third church constructed on the site. The second church was destroyed by enemy action in 1941. The redevelopment of the church took place between 1957/59, the architect's practice was Watson & Costain of Reigate. The church was consecrated on the 7th December 1959.

The structure consists of a barrel vaulted copper-clad roof supported on a concrete structure, off cavity walls, with intermediate concrete columns, off a concrete pile and raft structural foundations. The windows are single-glazed and of the metal casement variety with leaded lights. The doors, predominantly are of hardwood, and varnished. There is both stone and brick detailing around parapets, windows, the tower and brick-chamfered corbelling around the perimeter. The building was designed so that it could be a multi-purpose building with the chancel and nave backing directly onto a church hall. Between the two, sliding doors were incorporated.