St Pancras New Church

:For the saint after whom this church is named, see Saint Pancras. There is a list of other places named after him at St Pancras.

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Saint - Saint Pancras - St Pancras

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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.

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St Pancras Old Church - London - England

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The church is located on the south side of Euston Road. It was built as a new principal church for the parish of St Pancras, which once stretched almost from Oxford Street to Highgate. The Old Church became a chapel of ease. During the 19th century many further churches were built to serve the burgeoning population of the original parish, and by 1890 it had been divided into 33 ecclesiastical parishes.

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Euston Road - St Pancras - Oxford Street - Highgate - Chapel of ease

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The New Church was built primarily to serve the newly built up areas close to Euston Road, especially parts of the well to do district of Bloomsbury. The Duke of York laid the foundation stone in 1819 and the church was consecrated in 1822. At a cost of £89,296, it was the most expensive church to be built in London since the rebuilding of St Paul's Cathedral. It is based on the Ionic Temple of the Erectheum on the Acropolis in Athens. It is one of the most important 19th century churches in England and is a Grade I listed building.

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Bloomsbury - Duke of York - St Paul's Cathedral - Ionic - Temple of the Erectheum - Acropolis - Athens - Grade I listed building

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The church was damaged in the Second World War and was suffering from dry rot. It was closed for two years for structural renovation from 1951. The North Chapel was added in 1970 and the interior was restored in 1981. St Pancras is still in use as a place of worship and also has program of concerts. The steps of the church were one of several sites used for floral tributes after the July 7 2005 London bombings.

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Second World War - July 7 2005 London bombings

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