St Anne's Roman Catholic Church, Laxton Place
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St Anne's is a Roman Catholic church in Laxton Place near Regent's Park in London. The church was constructed in 1970 but fell into disuse at the turn of the 21st century.
The UK's small Chaldean
community started worshipping in the church in 1991 under Right Rev Andreas Abouna. Worship continued until at least 2003, but the church had closed by 2011.
for former Anglicans. Damian Thompson, the religious affairs commentator for the Daily Telegraph and a prominent supporter of the ordinariate, has rejected this proposal and has described St Anne's as a "cross between a public lavatory and a Christian Science Reading Room". Thompson prefers that St Etheldreda's Church
in Ely Place
, the only medieval Roman Catholic church in London, be used by the ordinariate.
History
There had been a school chapel in Little Albany Street since 1857, replaced in 1938 by a new church in Seaton Place. The redevelopment of the area in the 1960s included provision for a new church on the corner of Laxton Place and Longford Street. Cardinal Heenan laid the foundation stone on 30 May 1970 and the church opened later that year.The UK's small Chaldean
Chaldean Catholic Church
The Chaldean Catholic Church , is an Eastern Syriac particular church of the Catholic Church, maintaining full communion with the Bishop of Rome and the rest of the Catholic Church...
community started worshipping in the church in 1991 under Right Rev Andreas Abouna. Worship continued until at least 2003, but the church had closed by 2011.
Architecture
The church was designed by Scott and Jaques. It has curving walls of dark brick, broken up by 17 tall windows. Trusses of prestressed concrete support a copper roof. The altar is stone, but the rest of the furnishings are wooden.Future
The Roman Catholic Church has proposed that St Anne's be used as the principal church of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of WalsinghamPersonal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham
The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham is a personal ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Church within the territory of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, but immediately subject to the Holy See in Rome and encompassing Scotland...
for former Anglicans. Damian Thompson, the religious affairs commentator for the Daily Telegraph and a prominent supporter of the ordinariate, has rejected this proposal and has described St Anne's as a "cross between a public lavatory and a Christian Science Reading Room". Thompson prefers that St Etheldreda's Church
St Etheldreda's Church
St Etheldreda's Church is located in Ely Place, off Charterhouse Street, Holborn, London. It is dedicated to Æthelthryth, or Etheldreda, an Anglo-Saxon saint who founded the monastery at Ely in 673. The building was the chapel of the London residence of the Bishops of Ely.The chapel was purchased ...
in Ely Place
Ely Place
Ely Place is a gated road at the southern tip of the London Borough of Camden in London, England. It is the location of the Old Mitre Tavern and is adjacent to Hatton Garden.-Origins:...
, the only medieval Roman Catholic church in London, be used by the ordinariate.
See also
- Regent's Park EstateRegent's Park EstateRegent's Park Estate is a housing estate in the London Borough of Camden.The estate lies on either side of Robert Street, between Albany Street and Hampstead Road. It is immediately to the east of the Regent's Park estate owned by the Crown Estate...
- council estate to the north - Regent's PlaceRegent's PlaceRegent's Place is a mixed use business and retail and residential quarter on the north side of Euston Road in the London Borough of Camden...
- new development on other side of Longford St