2-798-540 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

St. Mary's New Church, Herne Hill, 1844. Church in south London: 'This highly-embellished structure (from the designs of Messrs. Stevens and Alexander) has just been completed, and will very shortly be consecrated for divine service...this new church, in ornamental beauty, may indeed be said to stand unrivalled. It occupies a commanding position on Herne Hill, near Dulwich and Camberwell; and its fine tower and spire are very effective, for a considerable distance. Throughout the whole structure, ancient architecture has been strictly adhered to. Tne style is that which is technically called the perpendicular Gothic, somewhat resembling that of the fifteenth century'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.