Church Heritage Record 623079

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St Mark Hamilton Terrace

Name:

This is the church’s legal name as given by the Church Commissioners.

St Mark Hamilton Terrace
Record Type:

A classification of the current status of the building

Church
Church code:

This is a unique identification number supplied to each church building by the Church Commissioners.

623079
Diocese:

Name of diocese in which the church building is located at the time of entry.

London
Archdeaconry:

Name of archdeaconry in which the church building is located at the time of entry

Charing cross
Parish:

This is the legal name of the parish as given by the Church Commissioners.

St. Mark, St. Marylebone

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Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?

The decision to put a church building on the National Heritage List for England and assign it a listing grade is made by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. The decision is normally based on recommendations made by Historic England, the government’s adviser on the historic environment.

This is a Grade II* Listed Building
View more information about this Listed Building on the National Heritage List for England web site
Scheduled Monument?

The decision to schedule a feature (building, monument, archaeological remains, etc.) located within the church building’s precinct or churchyard is made by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. The decision is based on recommendations made by Historic England, the government’s adviser on cultural heritage.

There is no Scheduled Monument within the curtilage or precinct

National Park

National Parks are areas of countryside that include villages and towns, which are protected because of their beautiful countryside, wildlife and cultural heritage. In England, National Parks are designated by Natural England, the government’s advisor on the natural environment.

The church is not in a National Park

Conservation Area

Conservation areas are places of special architectural or historic interest where it is desirable to preserve and enhance the character and appearance of such areas. Conservation Areas are designated by the Local Council.

The church is in the following Conservation Area: St John's Wood

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Heritage At Risk Status

On Heritage At Risk Register?

The Heritage at Risk programme is run and managed by Historic England, the government’s advisor on cultural heritage. It aims to protect and manage the historic environment, so that the number of ‘at risk’ historic places and sites across England are reduced.

This church is on the Heritage at Risk Register (data verified 14 Nov 2024)
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Approximate Date

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The CHR records the time period for the building’s predominant fabric as opposed to the date of the earliest fabric or the church’s foundation date.

Victorian/Pre-WWI

Exterior Image

Exterior image of 623079 St Mark Hamilton Terrace, London
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Exterior image of 623079 St Mark Hamilton Terrace, London
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Photograph of the exterior of St Mark Hamilton Terrace, London
Year / Date:

2011, April 06

2013, August 05
Copyright:

Keltek Trust

John Salmon
Originator:

Keltek Trust

John Salmon

Summary Description

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The church stands well amongst the broad leafy roads of St. John's Wood, and its tall spire is a familiar feature of the area. The lithograph in the church shows the design virtually as built, but in the drawing (by T. Bury), the feeling is more genuinely mediaeval than in the finished building.

Visiting and Facilities

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The church is open for worship.
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Church Website

Church Website:

www.holytrinitylyonsdown.org.uk

https://www.stmarks.london

Sources and Further Information

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John Salmon (2013, August 05) Exterior image of 623079 St Mark Hamilton Terrace, London [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Exterior image of 623079 St Mark Hamilton Terrace, London
John Salmon (2013, August 05) Interior image of 623079 St Mark Hamilton Terrace, London [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Interior image of 623079 St Mark Hamilton Terrace, London
Church of England (2021) A Church Near You https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/15790/ [Digital Archive/Index]
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BBC News (2023) News article of 2023 fire [Digital Archive/Document]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64421569?at_ptr_name=twitter&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_link_type=web_link&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_origin=BBCRadioLondon&at_link_id=0B6F72F8-9E0A-11ED-BA49-353916F31EAE&at_campaign_type=owned&at_form

If you notice any errors with the below outlines of your connected churchyards, please email heritageonline@churchofengland.org with the corrections needed.

This could include information on new churchyards, edits to the boundaries shown, or different land characteristics. 

We are working on adding the consecrated land found within local authority cemeteries, and in time, this data will be shown on the map.

Grid Reference: TQ 261 830

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Administrative Area

Great London Authority:

The administrative area within which the church is located.

Greater London Authority

Location and Setting

This field describes the setting of the church building, i.e. the surroundings in which the church building is experienced, and whether or not it makes a positive or negative contribution to the significance of the building.

the church occupies a corner site at the angle of Abercorn Place with Hamilton Terrace, London NW8, just to the east of Maida Vale and not far to the west of Regent's Park. The parish is the extreme north-west part of the old parish of St. Marylebone.

Church Plan

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Ground Plan Description and Dimensions

Ground Plan

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West tower and spire, large rectangular nave with galleries, porches at each corner with stairs to the galleries within; chancel with north chapel (originally the organ chamber) and south vestry with chapel above (now the parish office).

Dimensions

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Footprint of Church buildings (m2):

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Medium (200-599m2)

Large (600m-999m2)

Very Large (>1000m2)

873 m2

Description of Archaeology and History

This field aims to record the archaeological potential of the wider area around the building and churchyard, as well as the history of site.

The church was built in 1846-7 to designs by Thomas Cundy II, and the new building was consecrated on 24 June 1847 by Bishop Blomfield of London. The total cost was about £11,000 but the spire was not finished until 1864. A parish was assigned to the new building in 1850. Thomas Cundy II (1790-1867) was the son of Thomas Cundy I, surveyor to Lord Grosvenor's estates in Westminster and Pimlico, with whom he worked until the father died in 1825, upon which the son succeeded to the practice and the surveyorship. His works include several buildings for the Westminster estates which were by then being developed by Thomas Cubitt, and from the late 1840's onwards he was assisted by his son, Thomas Cundy III.

As with many of the Cundy's earlier churches, a chancel became desirable to accommodatemore elaborate ritual later in the century, and the foundation stone at St. Mark's for a new chancel was laid on 23 June 1866 by H.R.H. Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, the youngest son of Queen Victoria to whom the Vicar, Canon Duckworth had been tutor. The plans were by Benjamin Ferrey (1810-1880) and allowed for an organ chamber on the north side so that the organ could be brough down from the west gallery. New porches were built towards the east end of the nave, and the nave roof was covered with boarding. The building work was finished in 1878 and for the next few years work proceeded on decorating the new building. The church was re-opened on 24 February 1878 and rededicated on 20 July. The chancel arch was embellished in 1886 by Messrs. Underwood.

The only other addition to the church was the south-west baptistory, erected in memory of Canon Robinson Duckworth (d.1911) which was designed by Charles Stanley Peach, FRIBA, and built in 1912 (foundation stone laid 22 June 1912).

Exterior Description

This field aims to record a written description of the exterior of the church building and the churchyard.

The church stands well amongst the broad leafy roads of St. John's Wood, and its tall spire is a familiar feature of the area. The lithograph in the church shows the design virtually as built, but in the drawing (by T. Bury), the feeling is more genuinely mediaeval than in the finished building. The tower is of four unequal stages, with a shafted doorway at the foot of the west front and a large traceried window above, these two stages being undivided by stringcourses. Above the window is a clock face set within a square moulding set lozenge-wise, and there are small lancets in the north and south faces at this point. An octagonal turret housing the spiral staircase terminates at this level rather abruptly; it looks as though it once had a more elegant roof. The uppermost stage, divided from those below by a moulded stringcourse, houses the bells and has two two-light belfry openings in each face with tracery of standard design of a pointed quatrefoil. The openings are shafted and outlined by moulded hoods. There are angle buttresses at each corner of the tower which rise through to the parapet where they terminate below pinnacles with crocketted caps. The parapet is pierced and has a flowing cusped motif which also appears round the walls of the church. The broach spire has widely spaced crockets up the edges and three tiers of lucarnes in alternating faces. The lucarnes look larger and more convincingly mediaeval in the engraving than on the building. At the apex of the spire there is a metal weathercock.

The side walls of the church are divided into eight bays by tall slender buttresses which all rise above the parapets into crocketted pinnacles carved with many small heads, giving an unarchaeological but rather festive air to the building. The windows are of two slender lights with alternating designs of flowing tracery. In the second and eighth bays there are two- storeyed porches enclosing stone staircases to the galleries. At the west end of the south aisle is the later octagonal baptistery, sympathetically provided with buttresses, window tracery and pierced parapets similar in style to the body of the church. The octagonal slated roof makes an attractive feature in the usual view of the church from the cross-roads to the south-west. Large pinnacles from above the chancel arch have been removed.

The chancel externally is faced with the same Kentish ragstone as the nave and tower, and has a large two-storeyed transept to the south with a vestry below and the parish office above, approached by the nearby gallery staircase. East of this another vestry, roofed parallel with the chancel, conceals the rest of the south chancel wall. It has a two-light east window. The chancel east gable is pierced by a large five-light traceried window with the main lights grouped 2-1-2 and a cusped cinquefoil above. On the north side there is another transept, intended as an organ chamber but now arranged as a chapel. This has a two-light window in the east wall and a two-light window copying those of the nave in the north wall. The angle buttresses also copy those of the nave.

Architects, Artists and Associated People/Organisations

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Who:
Richard Griffiths Architects
Role:
Architect / Surveyor ICM55
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Building Fabric and Features

This field is an index of the building and its major components

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Building Materials

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Interior Image

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Interior image of 623079 St Mark Hamilton Terrace, London
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Photograph of the interior of St Mark Hamilton Terrace, London
Year / Date:
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2013, August 05
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John Salmon
Originator:
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John Salmon

Interior Description

This field aims to record a written description of the interior of the church building.

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Internal Fixtures and Fittings

This field is an index of the building’s internal, architectural components. This includes its internal spaces and those areas’ fixtures and fittings (building components which are securely fixed to the church or cathedral).

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Portable Furnishings and Artworks

This field is an index of the building’s movable, non-fixed furnishings and artworks.

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If you notice any errors with the below outlines of your connected churchyards, please email heritageonline@churchofengland.org with the corrections needed.

This could include information on new churchyards, edits to the boundaries shown, or different land characteristics. 

We are working on adding the consecrated land found within local authority cemeteries, and in time, this data will be shown on the map.

Grid Reference: TQ 261 830

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Ecology

This field aims to record a description of the ecology of the churchyard and surrounding setting.

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Ecological Designations

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The everyday wildlife of burial grounds means much to those who visit and cherish them but many burial grounds are so rich in wildlife that they should be designated and specially protected. Few have the legal protection of a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) or, in the case of local authority owned cemeteries, Local Nature Reserve. This makes it even more important that they are cared for and protected by the people looking after them.

Many have a non-statutory designation as a recognition of their importance. These non-statutory designations have a variety of names in different regions including Local Wildlife Site, County Wildlife Site, Site of Importance for Nature Conservation or Site of Nature Conservation Importance (Local Wildlife Site is the most common name). Their selection is based on records of the most important, distinctive and threatened species and habitats within a national, regional and local context. This makes them some of our most valuable wildlife areas.

For example, many burial grounds which are designated as Local Wildlife Sites contain species-rich meadow, rich in wildflowers, native grasses and grassland fungi managed by only occasional mowing plus raking. When this is the case, many animals may be present too, insects, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals. This type of grassland was once widespread and has been almost entirely lost from the UK with approximately 3% remaining, so burial grounds with species-rich meadow managed in this way are extremely important for wildlife.

These designations should be considered when planning management or change.

If you think that this or any other burial ground should be designated please contact Caring for God’s Acre (info@cfga.org.uk) to discuss. Many eligible sites have not yet received a designation and can be surveyed and then submitted for consideration.

There are no SSSIs within the curtilage of this Church.

There are no Local nature reserves within the curtilage of this Church.

There are no Local Wildlife sites within the curtilage of this Church.

Evidence of the Presence of Bats

This field aims to record any evidence of the presence of bats in the church building or churchyard.

The church has no evidence of bats

Burial and War Grave Information

This field records basic information about the presence of a churchyard and its use as a burial ground.

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The churchyard does not have war graves.

National Heritage List for England Designations

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There are no Listed Buildings within the curtilage of this Church.

There are no Scheduled Monuments within the curtilage of this Church.

Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees

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Churchyards are home to fantastic trees, in particular ancient and veteran trees which can be the oldest indication of a sacred space and be features of extraordinary individuality. The UK holds a globally important population of ancient and veteran yew trees of which three-quarters are found in the churchyards of England and Wales.

There are more than 1,000 ancient and veteran yews aged at least 500 years in these churchyards.

To put this in context, the only other part of western Europe with a known significant yew population is Normandy in northern France, where more than 100 ancient or veteran churchyard yews have been recorded.

Burial grounds may contain veteran and ancient trees of other species such as sweet chestnut or small-leaved lime which, whilst maybe not so old as the yews, are still important for wildlife and may be home to many other species.

Specialist advice is needed when managing these wonderful trees. For more information or to seek advice please contact Caring for God’s Acre, The Ancient Yew Group and The Woodland Trust.

If you know of an ancient or veteran tree in a burial ground that is not listed here please contact Caring for God’s Acre.

There are currently no Ancient, Veteran or Notable trees connected to this Church

Churchyard Structures

This field is an index of the churchyard’s components.

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Significance

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Church Renewables

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Bio Mass:
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Air Source Heat Pump:
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Species Summary

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All of the species listed below have been recorded in close proximity to the Church . A few species which are particularly threatened and affected by disturbance may not be listed here because their exact location cannot be shared.

NOTE: Be aware that this dataset is growing, and the species totals may change once the National Biodiversity Network has added further records. Species may be present but not recorded and still await discovery.

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Caring for God’s Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.

To learn more about all of the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.

‘Seek Advice’ Species

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If any of the following species have been seen close to the Church, it is important to seek advice from an expert. You will need to know if they are present now, and to follow expert recommendations when planning works. All of these species have specific legal protection as a recognition of their rarity. All of them are rare or becoming increasingly endangered, so it is important to ensure that management and other works do not adversely affect them. In addition, there may be things you can do to help these special species. N.B. Swift and House Martin do not have specific legal protection but are included, as roof repair works often impact breeding swifts and house martins which is against the law.

This is not a complete list of protected species, there are many more, but these are ones that are more likely to be found. All wild birds, their nests and eggs are also protected by law, as are all bats and veteran trees. In a few cases, species are considered particularly prone to disturbance or destruction by people, so the exact location of where they were recorded is not publicly available but can be requested. These ‘blurred’ records are included here, and the accuracy is to 1km. This means that the species has been recorded in close proximity to the Church, or a maximum of 1km away from it. As these ‘blurred’ species are quite mobile, there is a strong likelihood that they can occur close to the Church. To learn about these special species, use the link provided for each species in the table below

One important species which is not included here is the Peregrine Falcon. This is protected and advice should be sought if peregrines are nesting on a church or cathedral. Peregrine records are ‘blurred’ to 10km, hence the decision not to include records here. Remember too that species not seriously threatened nationally may still be at risk in your region and be sensitive to works. You should check with local experts about this. You may also need to seek advice about invasive species, such as Japanese knotweed and aquatics colonising streams or pools, which can spread in churchyards.

N.B. If a species is not recorded this does not indicate absence. It is always good practice to survey.

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Caring for God’s Acre can help and support you in looking after the biodiversity present in this special place. If you know that any of these species occur close to the Church and are not recorded here, please contact Caring for God’s Acre with details (info@cfga.org.uk).

To find out more about these and other species recorded against this Church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas.

The church was the centre of many people’s lives and remains a guide to their cares and concerns. Glimpses into those lives have often come down to us in the stories we heard as children or old photographs discovered in tattered shoe boxes. Perhaps your ancestors even made it into local legend following some fantastic event? You can choose to share those memories with others and record them for future generations on this Forum.

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