Church Army Chapel, Blackheath

Church Army Chapel, Blackheath
Drawing by E.T. Spashett
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General information
Architectural styleModern
Town or cityGreenwich, Greater London
CountryUnited Kingdom
Construction started1964
Completed1965
Cost£250,000 (whole site)[1]
ClientChurch Army
Technical details
Structural systemSaddle roof and sectional aluminium spire
Design and construction
Architect(s)Ernest Trevor Spashett ARIBA
(1923–94)
Structural engineerWoodgate (Blackheath) Ltd, Montpelier-vale, Blackheath[2]

The Church Army Chapel at Vanbrugh Park, Blackheath, Greater London, designed by project architect E.T. Spashett for Austin Vernon & Partners, opened in 1965 by Princess Alexandra and consecrated by Michael Ramsey, is a locally listed building of outstanding architectural significance, and is notable for originally having had the tallest sectional aluminium spire of its time, and for being one of the earliest 20th-century chapels of modern design to have been conceived with a central altar. It is now part of Blackheath High School.

  1. ^ Unknown journalist (7 May 1965). "Charlton royal visit". Blackheath Reporter: 1.
  2. ^ Unknown journalist (14 May 1965). "The princess was late for tea: royal time-table "forgotten": Church Army College Opening". South East London Mercury: 7.