- Our Lady of Lourdes, Wanstead
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Our Lady of Lourdes, Wanstead The Parish Church of Our Lady Of Lourdes, Wanstead 
Location Cambridge Park, Wanstead, London Country United Kingdom Denomination Roman Catholic Website http://www.ourladyoflourdeswanstead.com History Dedication Our Lady of Lourdes Administration Parish Wanstead Deanery Redbridge Diocese Brentwood Clergy Priest(s) Rev Patrick J. Salmon, Rev Keiran Dodd (retired) Our Lady Of Lourdes church is the Catholic parish church of Wanstead, and is part of the Diocese of Brentwood.
History
A mass centre was opened in Wanstead in 1910 by the parish priest of Walthamstow. In 1918 it was transferred to the hall of the newly-opened St. Joseph's convent school, Cambridge Park. Wanstead became a separate parish in 1919, and the church was opened in 1928, and completed in 1934–9.
Architecture
The church was built in the Neo-Gothic style. The church exterior is of red brick with cream stone edgings. Inside, the plan is that of a nave and two aisles on either side. At the back, over the entrance, there is the choir balcony, on which a new organ is being constructed. The interior walls are simply whitewashed, excluding the stonework. Behind the altar is an elaborate stone gothic altarpiece
Exterior seen from Cambridge Park
Recently, two stained glass windows were inserted in the left aisle.
References
Categories:- Buildings and structures in Redbridge
- Gothic Revival architecture in London
- Roman Catholic churches in London
- Churches in London
- Churches in Redbridge
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