Christ Church, Marylebone

Christ Church, Marylebone, also called Christ Church, Lisson Grove, and Christ Church, Cosway Street, is a Grade II* listed former Church of England church, built in the 1820s in Marylebone in the City of Westminster to designs by Thomas and Philip Hardwick.

Former Christ Church, Marylebone
Greenhouse Centre
51°31′18″N 0°9′59″W
Location35 Cosway Street, Marylebone, Westminster
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationChurch of England
History
Statusclosed
Dedicated1825
Architecture
Architect(s)Thomas Hardwick
Philip Hardwick
StyleNeoclassical
Years built1822–1824
Closed1977
Clergy
Rector1825–1828: George Saxby Penfold

1828–1856: Robert Walpole
1856–1889: John Llewelyn Davies
1891–1899: Oswald Wardell-Yerburgh
1899–1907: Harry Alsager Sheringham
1907–1923: George Mould
1923–1941: Thomas G. B. Kay

1941–1948: Oswin Harvard Gibbs-Smith

After deconsecration in 1977, the church became an antiques market and restaurant and is now a sports centre named the Greenhouse Centre. It stands on a busy street mid-way between Paddington Station and Regent's Park.

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