St John the Baptist, Kentish Town

St John the Baptist, now the Christ Apostolic Church, is a grade II listed building at 23 Highgate Road, Kentish Town, London.[1]

G. Hawkins, Exterior View of the Proposed New Church Kentish Town St. Pancras (St. John the Baptist). Lithograph published by Day & Haghe. n.d.

The site was originally the location of an ancient chapel-of-ease which was replaced in 1783 with a church designed by the architect James Wyatt.[1][2]

That church was in turn substantially rebuilt in 1843-45 by James Hakewill although the nave walls and apse of the original church were reused in the new church. The church became redundant in 1993 and was used for all-night raves[2] but more recently it has been taken over by the Christ Apostolic Church UK and is used as a place or worship once more.

The church is on Historic England's Heritage at Risk register.[3]

References
  1. Historic England. "CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH (FORMER CHURCH OF ST JOHN) (1379013)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. Wednesday Picture: Kentish Town Chapel’s last 600 years. Tom Kihl, kentishtowner, 23 May 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  3. "Christ Apostolic Church (formerly Church of St John), Highgate Road, Kentish Town NW5 - Camden". Heritage at Risk. Historic England. Retrieved 10 August 2015.


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