Church of the Most Precious Blood, Southwark
The Roman Catholic Church of the Most Precious Blood is a Roman Catholic church on O'Meara Street in Southwark, London, SE1.
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The church and its adjoining presbytery, forecourt walls and shrine have been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since 2014.[1] The shrine outside the church to Our Lady of Lourdes (or Our Lady of All Nations) was dedicated in 1957. It is made from Sicilian marble and stands in a niche lined with flint from Norfolk.[2] The church serves the Parish of the Most Precious Blood which was established in 1891 by the Bishop of Southwark, John Baptist Butt upon a bequest of £10,000.[3] The church was designed by the architect Frederick Walters and the combined cost of the construction of the church and adjoining presbytery was £7,000.[2]
Denis Evinson, in his book Catholic Churches of London, described the interior as "...a joy to enter, warm, welcoming and uncluttered by busy detail".[2]
The two bells of the church were made in the Whitechapel Bell Foundry and installed in 1956.[2] The Stations of the Cross that adorn the walls of the interior were made from terracotta by the Swiss artist Matthias Zens.[2]
- The shrine at the entrance to the church for Our Lady of Lourdes
References
- Historic England, "Roman Catholic Church of the Most Precious Blood, Presbytery, Forecourt Walls and Shrine (1418445)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 July 2017
- Denis Evinson (1998). Catholic Churches of London. A&C Black. p. 205. ISBN 978-1-85075-819-8.
- "Most Precious Blood: History". Roman Catholic Church of the Most Precious Blood. Retrieved 18 July 2017.