St Margaret's, Lee
| St Margaret of Antioch | |
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St Margaret of Antioch , Lee Green, South East London | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Website | http://www.stmargaretslee.co.uk/home |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Margaret of Antioch |
| Administration | |
| Parish | St Margaret of Antioch, Lee |
| Diocese | Southwark |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Rev Canon Dr Alan Race |
The parish church of St Margaret of Antioch, Lee, was built between 1839 and 1841 in a simple early Victorian style (to a design by Norwich architect John Brown), replacing an older mediaeval church dating to around 1120. It is Anglican and is located on the south side of Lee Terrace/Belmont Hill, in Lee Green, south-east London.
Extensive and lavish interior decoration was carried out between 1875 and 1900.
By 1980 it had fallen into dilapidation and an extensive 20-year restoration programme was carried out. On completion of the restoration, the church is one of the best preserved examples of a decorated gothic revivalist interior in London.
The ruins of the original building are in the mediaeval churchyard on the north side of Lee Terrace. The tomb of Edmond Halley (1656–1742), from 1720 England's second Astronomer Royal and the discoverer of Halley's Comet is in the churchyard,[1] one of three Astronomers Royal buried at St Margaret's (Nathaniel Bliss and John Pond are the others). Also notable the tomb of Sir Samuel Fludyer, 1st Baronet and his family.
References
- ↑ "About Us. History At the Parish Website". Diocese of Southwark. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
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Coordinates: 51°27.77′N 0°0.05′E / 51.46283°N 0.00083°E