Saint Pancras Parish Church
The Parish and Municipal Church of St. Pancras is dedicated to the Roman Boy Pancratius who was martyred by the Emperor Diocletian in the Year 304.
The old Church in Pancras Road is the oldest Building in the Borough dating in parts from the 11th Century.
The New Church was built to a design by W. & H.W. Inwood, based on the Ionic Temple of the Erectheum on the Acropolis at Athens.
The octagonal Tower is copied from the Tower of the Winds, also at Athens.
The Foundation stone was laid by the Duke of York and Albany on July 1st 1819 and the Building Consecrated by William Howley, Bishop of London on May 7th 1822.
It was extensively restored from 1951 to 1953 and re-dedicated by Dr. J.W.C. Wand, Bishop of London, on December 14th 1953.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is May 7, 1822.
Location. 51° 31.626′ N, 0° 7.819′ W. Marker is in Camden, England, in Greater London. It is at the intersection of Upper Woburn Place and Euston Road, on the left when traveling south on Upper Woburn Place. Touch for map.
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Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: William Butler Yeats (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); George Jacob Holyoake (about 90 meters away); Dorothy Richardson (about 90 meters away); Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital (about 120 meters away); Euston War Memorial (about 150 meters away); In Memory of Auxiliary Firemen (about 150 meters away); Otto Schiff (about 150 meters away); Charles Dickens (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.
Also see . . . St Pancras New Church (Wikipedia). St Pancras Church is a Greek Revival church in St Pancras, London, built in 1819–22 to the designs of William and Henry William
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