Church of St Barnabas, Pimlico

The Church of St Barnabas is a Church of England parish church in Pimlico, London. It is a Grade I listed building.^[1] The church is noted for its Anglo-Catholic tradition, and it "was the first church built in England where the ideals and beliefs of what came to be known as Anglo-Catholic movement were embodied in its architecture and liturgy".^[2]

Church of St Barnabas, Pimlico
Location	St Barnabas Street, Pimlico, London, SW1W 8PF
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Traditional Catholic
History
Status	Active
Architecture
Functional status	Parish church
Heritage designation	Grade I listed
Architect(s)	Thomas Cundy
Years built	1850
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of London
Episcopal area	Two Cities
Archdeaconry	Archdeaconry of Charing Cross
Deanery	Westminster St Margaret
Parish	St. Barnabas, Pimlico
Clergy
Priest in charge	Fr John Pearson-Hicks
Laity
Organist(s)	David Aprahamian Liddle
Churchwarden(s)	S Leamy & J Hopkins

History

The church was built in 1847–1850 to designs of Thomas Cundy (junior), assisted by William Butterfield. It was one of the earliest Ritualistic churches, and the first in London in which all pews were free (charging for pews was normal practice at the time).^[3] Three paintings in crypt are by Charles Edgar Buckeridge.^[4]

In 1958 the church was designated as a Grade I listed building.^[1]

Notable clergy

• W. J. E. Bennett, perpetual curate
• Alfred Gurney, vicar
• John Hudson, curate, later Bishop of Carpentaria
• Charles Lowder, curate, founder of the Society of the Holy Cross
• Frederick Ouseley, curate
• Victor Shearburn, curate, later Bishop of Rangoon
• George Ratcliffe Woodward, curate

Gallery

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  Mosaic of the nativity with a shepherd
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  Mosaic of the nativity with the Magi
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  The nave
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  The chancel
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  The church and parsonage
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  The altar
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  The screen designed by Bodley (1906), who also designed the organ case and reredos