What is happening at St Peter''s Church Dulwich Common

[hertburs]

Does anybody know what is happening to the building at St Peter's Church at Dulwich Common? They seem to have had some quite elaborate clear perspex covers installed over all of the windows and quite extensive scaffolding to the rear visible from Cox's Walk. It is an attractive Victorian building and good to see that work is being carried out but I am curious about what is happening. There are no planning notices posted so that doesn't help.

[hammerman]

I would ask the local vicar of the church if I were you as they are sure to know.

[hertburs]

No vicar I am afraid as the church now belongs to The Deeper Life Bible Church.

[hammerman]

Not sure what you mean? There is a stone memorial area for remembrance sunday etc.

[hertburs]

Yes it was released as surplus to requirements by the Church of England a number of years ago and is now occupied by the Deeper Life Bible Church. The war memorial that you mention is on the site but not part of the church.

[Louisa]

The building itself is still under the ownership of the C of E, no? They just rent it out.

Louisa.

[Andrew1011]

Louisa Wrote:

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> The building itself is still under the ownership

> of the C of E, no? They just rent it out.

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> Louisa.

No.

No Church of England ownership or involvement at all now, and therefore no vicar.

Google is your friend: http://southwark.anglican.org/downloads/lostchurches/DUL01.pdf

[nxjen]

There would be a pastor attached to the Deeper life Bible Church - why not ask him?

[Monkey]

I noticed some rather severe subsidence - not so much on the main building but the one adjacent to it.

[hertburs]

The interesting thing about the church is that it is Grade II listed. It was constructed between 1873 and 1875 and the Tower built later in 1885. It was designed by Charles Barry Jnr. What intrigued me was the new external windows which appear to be made of clear perspex. They have been cut to the Gothic shape of the windows frames.

[Zebedee Tring]

I seem to remember that the Dulwich Society was urging Southwark Council to take enforcement action to get the church to remove unauthorised alterations to this listed building and reinstate it to its previous condition. I don't know to what extent the Society was successful in this effort, if at all.