St John the Divine, Kennington | |
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Location | Vassall Road, Kennington, London |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic |
Website | www |
History | |
Founded | 14 November 1874 |
Founder(s) | The Reverend Daniel Elsdale |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | George Edmund Street |
Style | Gothic revival architecture |
Years built | 1871 through 1874 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Anglican Diocese of Southwark |
Parish | Kennington |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Fr Mark Williams |
Honorary priest(s) | Mthr Ellen Wakeham |
St John the Divine, Kennington, is an Anglican church in London. The parish of Kennington is within the Anglican Diocese of Southwark. The church was designed by the architect George Edmund Street (who also built the Royal Courts of Justice on Strand, London) in the Decorated Gothic style, and was built between 1871 and 1874. Today it is a grade I listed building.
The church stands on Vassall Road, Kennington, in Vassall Ward in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is near Oval tube station and the Oval Cricket Ground. The spire can be seen clearly for miles around.