Historic churches · London
St Anne's Roman Catholic Church, Laxton Place
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St Anne's Roman Catholic Church, Laxton Place — former catholic church in london.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Great Portland Street · 0.3 km
- Free entry
- Wheelchair accessible
About
St Anne's Roman Catholic Church, Laxton Place is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "former catholic church in london". Coordinates: 51.5258°, -0.1419°.
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Official information
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From the Wikipedia article
St Anne's was a Catholic church in Laxton Place near Regent's Park in London. The church was constructed in 1970 but fell into disuse at the turn of the 21st century and was demolished in 2019 to make way for flats.
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Background
History
There had been a school chapel in Little Albany Street since 1857, replaced in 1938 by a new church in Seaton Place. Worship continued until at least 2003, but the church had closed by 2011. In 2011, the Roman Catholic Church proposed that St Anne's be used as the principal church of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham for former Anglicans. Damian Thompson, the religious affairs commentator for The Daily Telegraph and a prominent supporter of the ordinariate, rejected this proposal and described St Anne's as a "cross between a public lavatory and a Christian Science Reading Room". Thompson preferred that St Etheldreda's Church in Ely Place, the only medieval Roman Catholic…
Architecture
The church was designed by Scott and Jaques. It had curving walls of dark brick, broken up by 17 tall windows. Trusses of prestressed concrete supported a copper roof. The altar was stone, and the rest of the furnishings were wooden.
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- Coordinates
- 51.5258, -0.1419
- District
- Camden
- Parish
- Camden, unparished area
- Postcode
- NW1 3PF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Phone
- 020 7383 9034
- Established
- 1970
- Nearest railway station
- Great Portland Street — 0.3 km
- Official site
- newdiorama.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7592488 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Anne's Roman Catholic Church, Laxton Place (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Anne's Church - geograph.org.uk - 1119178.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Anne's Roman Catholic Church, Laxton Place?
- St Anne's Roman Catholic Church, Laxton Place is in London, United Kingdom (postcode NW1 3PF), in the parish of Camden, unparished area.
- What is St Anne's Roman Catholic Church, Laxton Place?
- St Anne's Roman Catholic Church, Laxton Place — former catholic church in london.
- How do I get to St Anne's Roman Catholic Church, Laxton Place?
- The nearest railway station is Great Portland Street, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode NW1 3PF.
- When was St Anne's Roman Catholic Church, Laxton Place built?
- Built or established in 1970.
- Is St Anne's Roman Catholic Church, Laxton Place free to visit?
- Yes, St Anne's Roman Catholic Church, Laxton Place is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Anne's Roman Catholic Church, Laxton Place?
- The nearest railway station is Great Portland Street, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NW1 3PF.