Church of St Paulinus
Coordinates51°27′17″N 0°10′28″E / 51.45472°N 0.17444°E / 51.45472; 0.17444
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameChurch of St Paulinus
Designated20 May 1952
Reference no.1359434

St.Paulinus Church is a Grade II* listed church.[1] Located in Crayford, Bexley, London. One of the six ancient churches lying within the London Borough of Bexley.[2][3]

History

The church was located on the road between London and the mainland, which accounted for the large number of visitors.[4]

The earliest part of the church dates from about the year 1100 A.D. Was presumably built by the Normans. This is indicated by the found material of construction - dark gray blocks of tufa.

In about 1190, an aisle was added to the south of the nave and a south chapel was joined to the chancel. The windows were also replaced with larger ones.

Some time within the first half of the 14th century, the south chapel and aisle were pulled down, the north chancel was pulled down and rebuilt.

In the 15th and early 16th century the vestry and the porch were added, bell tower was erected. The south, or Howbury, chapel was built and between the vestry and the north nave, of the northern chapel.  

In 1558, the church began keeping a church register.[5]

The interior of the church.

A disastrous fire happened in 1628, which consumed the roof and all the ancient monuments. After several years of repairs, the church was up and running again.[6]

In 1700 Sir Cloudesley Shovel, Admiral and Commander in Chief of the Fleet of Great Britain paid for the repairs and also presented a new reredos.

In 1862 a general restoration was again carried out and the Howbury chapel was extended for use as an organ chamber. [7]

The church was significantly damaged during the Second World War.

In the 1960s, vestries for the clergy and choir were built.  In 1976 a new organ purchased from St.Mary’s German Lutheran Church in King’s Cross and erected. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "PARISH CHURCH OF ST PAULINUS, Non Civil Parish - 1359434 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  2. ↑ "St Paulinus Church, Crayford dedicates memorial bench in memory of war heroes". South London News. 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  3. ↑ Hunter, Jack; Ironside, Rachael (2023-03-16). Folklore, People, and Places: International Perspectives on Tourism and Tradition in Storied Places. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-84767-3.
  4. ↑ GENUKI. "Genuki: St Paulinus, St Pauls Cray, Church of England, Kent". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  5. ↑ ST PAULINUS, CRAYFORD. <corpname>Church of England, St Paulinus Parish, Crayford</corpname>.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. ↑ "St Paulinus Church, Crayford – SECL". www.secl.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  7. ↑ "Church History – St Paulinus Church – Crayford". Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  8. ↑ "London (Crayford), Church of Saint Paulinus – de Orgelsite | orgelsite.nl" (in Dutch). 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
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