Open House Festival

St Michael's Church, Croydon

religious

J Loughborough Pearson, 1881

St Michael's Church, Poplar Walk, Croydon, CR0 1UA

St Michael's is a Grade 1 listed building by architect J L Pearson. It was described by the poet John Betjeman as”one of Pearson’s loveliest churches” and Pevsner stated that “The interior is one of Pearson’s finest, and one of the most satisfying of its date anywhere”. There are particularly fine interior furnishings by eminent artists such as Bodley, Temple Moore and Comper.

Getting there

Train

West Croydon

Bus

194, 198, 64

Additional travel info

NA

Access

Facilities

Accessibility notes

Step-free access is via the Narthex door at the North East corner of the building.

What you can expect

Outstanding Anglo-Catholic Church, candles and aroma of incense. Fine architecture and interior fittings. Seating and refreshments available

About

History

In 1879 J L Pearson was appointed to design this Church, which was to be an Anglo-Catholic Church, reflecting the principles and aesthetics of the Oxford movement. The Church, which Pearson himself was to describe as 'a place for real worship' was dedicated on October 1st 1881 and consecrated in 1895. Fine interior fittings by leading ecclesiastical artists and furnishers were added throughout the 20th Century.

Online presence

www.stmichaelscroydon.com

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