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Dulwich
St Barnabas

Built: 1892 - 1908
Architect: W H Wood
Diocesan Record Office: London Metropolitan Archives

The old church of St Barnabas was destroyed by fire on the morning of 7 December 1992.  The fire was so severe that only the outer walls and the tower were left standing and these were demolished in early 1993. A new church was constructed in 1995-6.

For full details of the old and new buildings and the story of the fire, visit the parish website.

Description

"A building committee was appointed in 1891, and plans were made by W H Wood, of the firm of Oliver, Leeson and Wood, of Newcastle. The first builder was Richardson, of Brixton, who failed to complete the contract: Dove Bros succeeded. The foundation stone was laid on 27 July 1892, and the consecration was on St Barnabas' day, 1895. The tower was built in 1908, by J W Bowman. St Barnabas' is a large church, Perpendicular in style, with a continuous clerestory: there are prosperous suburban churches like this all over the North. The materials are red brick from Cranleigh, red Mansfield stone and Bath stone. From the time of the consecration onwards, a succession of wood-carvers under F E Day worked on the fittings, e.g. the stalls, 1895, screen to south chapel, 1929, organ case, 1931, reredos, 1934. The east window is by E B Powell, 1922."

(from 'Parish Churches of London', Basil F L Clarke, Batsford, 1966)

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