St Thomas More Church, Dulwich

51°26′55″N 0°04′27″W St Thomas More Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, London.[1] It was designed by Joseph Goldie in 1929 and restored in 1953 after war damage. A lady chapel was built in 1970. The stained glass is by Patrick Pye.[2] The statue of the Madonna and Child in the Lady Chapel is by Freda Skinner.

The reredos and altar of the church are from the former chapel of the Jesuit college in Hales Place, near Canterbury, Kent.[3]

  • Apparition of St Columba by Patrick Pye
    Apparition of St Columba by Patrick Pye
  • Caen stone reredos
    Caen stone reredos
  • Chancel
    Chancel
  • The Lady Chapel
    The Lady Chapel

References
  1. A Brief History of the Parish of St Thomas More, Dulwich. St Thomas More Catholic Church. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. Pevsner, Nikolaus & Bridget Cherry. (2002). The Buildings of England: London 4 South. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. p. 617. ISBN 0300096518.
  3. "Dulwich – St Thomas More". Taking Stock: Catholic Churches of England and Wales.

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