Church of St Agatha London, England
Listed Building Data
Church of St Agatha has been designated a Grade II listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- List Entry ID
- 1080058
- Listing Type
- listed building
- Grade
- II
- Date Listed
- 19 April 1990
- Name
- CHURCH OF ST AGATHA
- Location
- CHURCH OF ST AGATHA, ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, KINGS ROAD
- District
- Kingston upon Thames
- County
- Greater London Authority
- Grid Reference
- TQ 18787 70347
- Easting
- 518787.0000
- Northing
- 170347.0000
Listed Building Description
Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
TQ17SE KINGS ROAD
1/16 CHURCH OF ST AGATHA ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
II
Church. 1899 by the Architect John Kelly, modelled on a Church in Rome. Basilican plan. Built of red brick with sandstone dressings and slate roof. West front has pediment surmounted by cross. Above doorcase is central round-headed niche with statue of St. Agatha flanked by 2 round-headed windows with inpost blocks extending into bands. Elaborate central porch with curved pediment with papal crown and keys. Tympanum has stone carving of Christ in Majesty with book with letters Alpha and Omega, an angel, an eagle and 2 lions. Composite pilasters 2 3 panel doors. Above the porch are the words "SANCTA AGATHA ORA PRO NOBIS". Aisles have circular windows to west front. Sides have 5 round-headed windows to clerestory with carved cornice. South side has 2 pedimented chapels with circular windows and 4 blank arches and curved Baptistery. Apsidal ended chancel. Interior has 5 bay nave with. Composite columns. Barrel vaulted roof with coffered gilt ceiling to chancel. To rear is gallery with organ loft. Chancel has marble altar and reredos, 2 semicircular marble pulpits and marble altar rail. The side chapels also has marble altars, reredos and altar rails. Marble font to baptistery.
Listing NGR: TQ1878770347
