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Blackheath & Charlton Baptist Church
Blackheath & Charlton Baptist Church
Blackheath & Charlton Baptist Church stands at Marlborough Lane on Shooters Hill Road, a Baptist church whose present building dates from 1905.
- Location
- Blackheath, Greater London
- Country
- England
- County
- Greater London
- City / town
- Blackheath
- Address
- Marlborough Lane, Blackheath, Greater London, SE7 7DF
- Postcode
- SE7 7DF
- Built
- 1905 (present building); fellowship founded 1863
- Denomination
- Baptist Church
- Grid reference
- TQ 412 771
- Opening hours
- Sorry, there are no regular opening times for this church.
- Access
- Level access to the main areas. Accessible toilets nearby
- Website
- http://bcbaptist.co.uk/
Overview
The fellowship traces its origins to 1863, when residents of Blackheath sought Charles Haddon Spurgeon’s permission to start a separate congregation. An earlier building on the opposite side of Shooters Hill Road was outgrown. Pevsner dates the present large church to 1905; it originally had a gallery. In 1976–77 a floor was inserted so that the worship space sits at first-floor level. The building does not appear on the National Heritage List for England.
Published architectural detail beyond the 1905 date is scarce. The congregation remains a working Baptist church at SE7 7DF.