Church of St Peter and St Paul, Bromley
| St Peter and St Paul, Bromley | |
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| Bromley Parish Church | |
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| 51°24′18″N 0°00′47″E / 51.4050°N 0.0131°ECoordinates: 51°24′18″N 0°00′47″E / 51.4050°N 0.0131°E | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | bromleyparishchurch.org |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | J. Harold Gibbons |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Bromley |
| Deanery | Bromley |
| Archdeaconry | Bromley and Bexley |
| Diocese | Rochester |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Rev. Anne Jablonski |
| Curate(s) | Andrew Jablonski |
| Laity | |
| Organist/Director of music | Frank Roddy |
| Treasurer | Becky Chantry |
| Churchwarden(s) | Graham Walpole Gill Thompson |
| Verger | Garvin Shorter |
| Flower guild | Jan Walpole |
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Listed Building – Grade II*
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| Designated | 10 January 1955 |
| Reference no. | 1084373 |
St Peter and St Paul is a church in the town of Bromley, Borough of Bromley, in south east London. Known familiarly as Bromley Parish Church, it is not far from Bromley High Street and approximately halfway between Bromley North and Bromley South railway stations. The church is part of the Diocese of Rochester within the Church of England. Largely destroyed by bombing during the Second World War, St Peter and St Paul was rebuilt in the 1950s. It has been Grade II* listed since 1955.
The pre-World War II church, generally in the Perpendicular style with a square embattled tower having a turret at one of the angles, had its north aisle rebuilt in 1792 and was completely refurbished and enlarged in 1830. Virtually the whole church—with the exception of the tower—was demolished by a bomb on the night of 16 April 1941. Arthur Gresley Hellicar (1835–1905) was Vicar of Bromley from 1865 to 1905.
On St Edward the Confessor’s Day, 13 October 1949, the foundation stone of the new church was laid by then Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II). Eight years later, the last phase of rebuilding was complete and on 14 December 1957 the new church was consecrated by the Bishop of Rochester, Christopher Maude Chavasse. The present church incorporates the medieval tower and much of the flint and fragments of the original stone building.
Several of the modern windows (including two illustrated below) were designed by M. E. Aldrich Rope, a prolific Arts and Crafts stained glass artist. The Baptistery window is by Clare Dawson, her pupil and co-worker.
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