St Peter, Acton Green
St Peter, Acton Green
St Peter’s is a Church of England parish church on Southfield Road, Acton Green, in the Diocese of London, a First World War neo-Byzantine basilica that is not a listed building.
- Location
- Acton Green, Greater London
- Country
- England
- County
- Greater London
- City / town
- Acton Green
- Address
- Southfield Road, Acton Green, Greater London, W4 1BB
- Postcode
- W4 1BB
- Built
- 1914–15, replacing a 1907 temporary church
- Architect
- William A Pite; church hall by Morley Horder
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Peter
- Diocese
- London
- Parish
- St Peter, Acton Green
- Style
- Neo-Byzantine basilica
- Opening hours
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm.
- Access
- Ramp or level access available on request
Overview
The Twentieth Century Society records an Anglican church by William A. Pite, begun in 1914 and completed in 1915, with a church hall by Morley Horder. The National Churches Trust states that St Peter’s replaced a mission that began in a tent in Southfield Park and a temporary church of 1907, later converted to a parish hall when the permanent church opened. Pite (brother of Beresford Pite) designed a neo-Byzantine interior modelled on the basilicas of Rome and northern Italy. Built in wartime austerity, the church is plain outside but opens into a large, well-detailed space.
London Metropolitan Archives notes that services began in a tent and a council school from about 1906, that the chancel screen came from the Quebec Chapel, Marble Arch, and that the organ came from St Alphage, London Wall. The patron is the Bishop of London. The Church Heritage Record confirms that the building is not listed. The parish of St Peter, Acton Green, remains active; the church is usually open on weekdays.