This visit explores St Augustine's Church, known as the Cathedral of North London

We are delighted to have a visit to the Grade I listed St Augustine's church in Kilburn , to witness it's beautiful architecture and discover its stories.

The church was was founded by Richard Carr Kirkpatrick in the Anglo-Catholic tradition in 1870. By 1871, a foundation stone had been laid and a Gothic Revival church designed by John Loughborough Pearson.

Pearson's plans called for a red brick structure, vaulted ceilings, and extensive interior stone sculpture in a style reminiscent of 13th-century Gothic architecture. The church was consecrated in 1880, but the tower and spire, remarkable for such structures in the Victorian era, were not constructed until 1897–1898.

In 1878, two years prior to the dedication of the church, contemporary historian Edward Walford had already referred to St Augustine's, Kilburn, as "one of the finest examples of ecclesiatical structures in London."

Father Jason Rendell will welcome us to this wonderful building.

Meeting Place: St Augustine's church, Kilburn Park Road, NW6 5XB

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Image: St Augustine's Church Interio, By Diliff - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38346535

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