The Church of Saint Silas the Martyr is a

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, England. The church is a

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History

The church was built from 1911 to 1913, and designed by the architect Ernest Charles Shearman. The Church of St Silas replaced an earlier mission church. The building was funded through a £7,000 donation in the will of Henry Howard Paul, a wealthy American who had spent most of his career in the United Kingdom. The church was

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on 26 October 1912 by Arthur Winnington-Ingram, the then Bishop of London. On 10 June 1954, the church was designated a

Present day

The church stands in the

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of the

Gallery

St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London NW5 - East end - geograph.org.uk - 981671.jpg , Nave towards the

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St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London NW5 - West end - geograph.org.uk - 981668.jpg , Nave towards the

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St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London NW5 - Baldacchino - geograph.org.uk - 981672.jpg , Altar with ciborium St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London NW5 - St Thomas' Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 981669.jpg , Side chapel dedicated to St Thomas St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London NW5 - Lady Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 981675.jpg ,

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References

External links

Church website

A Church Near You entry
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