religious
W and HW Inwood, 1826
St Mary’s Church, Eversholt Street, NW1 1BN
One of four Commissioners’ Churches by W and HW Inwood in Camden, St Mary’s is currently hidden by a scaffolding crash deck that is protecting the public from the risk of falling stonework. Threatened with closer and demolition in 2024, the Grade II listed church has been championed by conservation groups and community alike, for the importance of its social history as well as its architecture.
Euston, Mornington Crescent
King's Cross, St. Pancras, Euston
1, 253
There is no step-free access to the upper floors within the towers.
Seating is largely on hard pews.
12:00–17:00
Alex Veal will be giving a talk at 1pm. There will be exhibitions, tours and other events throughout the afternoon.
For the last 200 years, St Mary's Church in Somers Town has been an extraordinary site of social action, not least with the work of Fr Basil Jellicoe and the founding of the St Pancras House Improvement Society. In 2024, failing repairs to the church masonry and unsustainable scaffolding costs threatened the church with closure and demolition. The community, alongside conservation organisations including Historic England, SAVE, the Georgian Group and the Victorian Society have been working together with the Diocese of London to change that outcome and restore the church as a spiritual space that can continue to serve the community of Somers Town in the twenty-first century.
Alex Veal of ARTArchitects sets out the phased approach to saving St Mary's, starting with the restoration of the West Front. All aspects of the building need to be restored and reimagined, from the roof to the floor and the spaces within.
Drop in
community/cultural, museum, art studio, gallery, walk/tour, event
A great little museum set in the Grade 2 listed Ossulston Estate - a prime example of pre-war Social housing - based on Karl Marz Hof in Vienna. Open Tuesday to Friday 9am-5pm, plus Saturday 13th, Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st September 11am-4pm.
G Topham Forest, 1927
