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Marylebone

Marylebone is an affluent, inner-city area of central London, located within the City of Westminster. It can be pronounced as Marribun or Mar-lee-bone Marylebone is in an area of London that can be roughly defined as the area bounded by Oxford Street to the south, Marylebone Road to the north, Edgware Road to the west and Portland Place to...
, Westminster
Westminster

Westminster is an area of Central London, within the City of Westminster. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, southwest of the City of London and southwest of Charing Cross....
, London is a former Anglican
Anglicanism

Anglicanism is a tradition of Christianity faith. Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs, worship and church structures....
 church, built in 1828 by Sir John Soane
John Soane

Sir John Soane was an England architect who specialised in the Neoclassical architecture style. His architectural works are distinguished by their clean lines, massing of simple form, decisive detailing, careful proportions and skilful use of light sources....
. In 1818 parliament passed an act setting aside one million pounds to celebrate the defeat of Napoleon
Napoleon I of France

Napoleon Bonaparte later known as Emperor Napoleon I, was a military and political leader of France whose actions shaped European politics in the early 19th century....
. This is one of the so-called "Waterloo church
Waterloo church

"Waterloo church" is one of the names applied to over 600 church es constructed in the United Kingdom during the early to mid 19th century using funds from the Church Building Act 1818....
es" that were built with the money. It has an external pulpit facing onto Marylebone Road, and an entrance resembling the acropolis
Acropolis

Acropolis literally means city on the edge . For purposes of defense, early settlers naturally chose elevated ground, frequently a hill with precipitous sides....
. There is a lantern steeple, similar to St Pancras New Church
St Pancras New Church

St Pancras Parish Church, sometimes referred to as St Pancras New Church to distinguish it from St Pancras Old Church, is a 19th century church in London, England....
, which is also on Euston Road
Euston Road

Euston Road is an important thoroughfare in central London, England and forms part of the A501 road. It is part of the New Road from Paddington to Islington, and was opened as part of the New Road in 1756....
 to the east.

By the 1930s it had fallen into disuse and in 1936 was used by the newly-founded Penguin Books
Penguin Books

Penguin Books is a United Kingdom publisher founded in 1935 by Allen Lane. Lane's idea was to provide quality writing cheaply, for the same price as a pack of cigarettes....
 company to store books.






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Holy Trinity Church Marylebone
Marylebone

Marylebone is an affluent, inner-city area of central London, located within the City of Westminster. It can be pronounced as Marribun or Mar-lee-bone Marylebone is in an area of London that can be roughly defined as the area bounded by Oxford Street to the south, Marylebone Road to the north, Edgware Road to the west and Portland Place to...
, Westminster
Westminster

Westminster is an area of Central London, within the City of Westminster. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, southwest of the City of London and southwest of Charing Cross....
, London is a former Anglican
Anglicanism

Anglicanism is a tradition of Christianity faith. Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs, worship and church structures....
 church, built in 1828 by Sir John Soane
John Soane

Sir John Soane was an England architect who specialised in the Neoclassical architecture style. His architectural works are distinguished by their clean lines, massing of simple form, decisive detailing, careful proportions and skilful use of light sources....
. In 1818 parliament passed an act setting aside one million pounds to celebrate the defeat of Napoleon
Napoleon I of France

Napoleon Bonaparte later known as Emperor Napoleon I, was a military and political leader of France whose actions shaped European politics in the early 19th century....
. This is one of the so-called "Waterloo church
Waterloo church

"Waterloo church" is one of the names applied to over 600 church es constructed in the United Kingdom during the early to mid 19th century using funds from the Church Building Act 1818....
es" that were built with the money. It has an external pulpit facing onto Marylebone Road, and an entrance resembling the acropolis
Acropolis

Acropolis literally means city on the edge . For purposes of defense, early settlers naturally chose elevated ground, frequently a hill with precipitous sides....
. There is a lantern steeple, similar to St Pancras New Church
St Pancras New Church

St Pancras Parish Church, sometimes referred to as St Pancras New Church to distinguish it from St Pancras Old Church, is a 19th century church in London, England....
, which is also on Euston Road
Euston Road

Euston Road is an important thoroughfare in central London, England and forms part of the A501 road. It is part of the New Road from Paddington to Islington, and was opened as part of the New Road in 1756....
 to the east.

By the 1930s it had fallen into disuse and in 1936 was used by the newly-founded Penguin Books
Penguin Books

Penguin Books is a United Kingdom publisher founded in 1935 by Allen Lane. Lane's idea was to provide quality writing cheaply, for the same price as a pack of cigarettes....
 company to store books. A children's slide was used to deliver books from the street into the large crypt. In 1937 they moved out to Harmondsworth
Harmondsworth

Harmondsworth is a village in the London Borough of Hillingdon, close to London Heathrow Airport. The the village is situated south of West Drayton....
, and SPCK
SPCK

The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge is the oldest Anglican Mission organisation. It was founded in 1698 by Thomas Bray , and a small group of friends....
 moved in. It was their headquarters until 2006, when they relocated to Tufton Street, Westminster
Westminster

Westminster is an area of Central London, within the City of Westminster. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, southwest of the City of London and southwest of Charing Cross....
 (they have since moved again to Pimlico: the church is now used as offices. There are currently proposals to turn it into a shopping arcade. It stands on a traffic island to itself, bounded by Marylebone Road at the front, and Albany Street
Albany Street

Albany Street is a road in London running from Marylebone Road to Gloucester Gate following the east side of Regent's Park. It is about three-quarters of a mile in length....
 and Osnaburgh Street on either side; the street at the rear has no name.