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Sydenham
All Saints

Introduction to parish

The site on the corner of Sydenham Road and Trewsbury Road was first licensed for Church of England worship by the Bishop of Rochester in 1794. The building was known as Christchurch, Sydenham and was a chapel of ease to St. Mary's, Lewisham. In 1901 the present church was founded, the new church, now a Parish Church being dedicated to All Saints. This grade II listed building was designed by Fellowes-Prynne and is only half completed. The chancel arch is especially fine, and the war memorial is unusual, recording the civilian casualties of a bombing raid on Sydenham in 1918. The church has two relies of Fr Sidney Faithorn Green, imprisoned for the Faith under the Public Worship Regulation Act 1878. S F Green was related to the first Vicar of All Saints, and so it is fitting that the traditional catholic faith of the Church of England, is taught, practised and upheld in this church today.

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