English Martyrs Church, Tower Hill

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English Martyrs Church
Westminster
DeaneryTower Hamlets[2]
ParishTower Hill

English Martyrs Church is a

Roman Catholic parish church in Tower Hill, London. It was built from 1873 to 1876, by Pugin & Pugin according to designs by their deceased brother, E. W. Pugin. It is located on Prescot Street, close to the Royal College of Psychiatrists. It was founded by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate and has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since 1982.[1]

History

Foundation

In 1864, the

Cardinal Henry Manning
. From 1870 to 1872, a new building constructed with a school on the ground floor and a chapel on the first floor.

Construction

On 18 May 1873, the foundation stone for English Martyrs Church was laid by Cardinal Manning. It was designed by E. W. Pugin, but work was delayed because of problems in buying the land and the death of Pugin on 5 June 1875. Pugin's brothers, Cuthbert Welby Pugin and Peter Paul Pugin carried on the work based on E. W. Pugin's designs. On 22 June 1876, Cardinal Manning opened the church. Construction work was done by Lascelles of Bunhill Row, and the cost was £10,000 (equivalent to £1,188,188 in 2023).[3]

Developments

In 1881, the

Second World War, the church was damaged by a 500 kg bomb which fell through the roof, damaged the side wall and destroyed the pulpit, but it did not explode. In 1970, the school was moved to St Mark Street and its old site became a community centre. In 1991, refurbishment work was done to the sanctuary and the church. In 2007, the roof was repaired and the interior repainted.[3]

Parish

In English Martyrs Church, there are three Sunday Masses, at 6:30pm on Saturday and at 9:00am and 11:00am on Sunday.[4]

Interior

  • Interior
    Interior
  • Organ
    Organ

See also

  • Archdiocese of Westminster

References

  1. ^ a b Historic England. "Church of the English Martyrs (1241734)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. ^ Westminster from CatholicDirectory.org, retrieved 15 May 2021
  3. ^ a b Historic England, Tower Hill – The English Martyrs, Taking Stock, retrieved 15 May 2021
  4. Archdiocese of Westminster
    , retrieved 15 May 2021
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