| St Paul's, Deptford | |
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.jpg) The west face of the Church of Saint Paul, Deptford | |
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| Location | Deptford, London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Architect(s) | Thomas Archer |
| Years built | 1712–1730 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Southwark |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Fr Paul Butler |
St Paul's, Deptford, is one of London's finest Baroque parish churches, cited as "one of the most moving C18 churches in London" in the Buildings of England series.[1] It was designed by gentleman architect Thomas Archer and built between 1712 and 1730 in Deptford, which was then a settlement in Kent but is now part of South East London. It was one of the 50 churches that were to be built by the New Church Commissioners, although only 12 were ultimately constructed.[2] With St John's, Smith Square, it was one of two churches designed by Archer to be built under the Act.
- ^ Bridget Cherry, Nikolaus Pevsner, London 2: South London 1983:403; listed as one of three of Thomas Archer's "most accomplished and characteristic works" by Howard Colvin, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600–1840, 3rd ed. 1995, s.v. "Archer, Thomas".
- ^ St Paul's, Deptford, is discussed in M. H. Port, ed. The Commission for Building Fifty New Churches, (London Record Society), 1986.