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Holy Innocents Church
Holy Innocents, South Norwood (geograph 4161105).jpg
51°23′49″N 0°04′46″W / 51.39706°N 0.07952°W / 51.39706; -0.07952
Country United Kingdom
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Anglo-Catholic
History
Consecrated 1895
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II* listed
Architect(s) George Frederick Bodley
Style Perpendicular Neo-Gothic
Years built 1894-1895
Administration
Parish Holy Innocents,
South Norwood
Deanery Croydon North
Archdeaconry Croydon
Episcopal area Croydon
Diocese Southwark
Province Canterbury

Holy Innocents Church, South Norwood is a Church of England parish church in the south London suburb of South Norwood, dedicated to the Holy Innocents. It was built in Neo-Gothic imitation of Perpendicular architecture between 1894 and 1895 to designs by the British architect George Frederick Bodley. Though a planned tower was never built, the church itself has been Grade II* listed since 1976.

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  • Holy Innocents, South Norwood (geograph 4161108)

    Side view of church

  • Nave of Holy Innocents church - geograph.org.uk - 1864404

    Nave

  • Pulpit of Holy Innocents church - geograph.org.uk - 970317

    Pulpit

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