Our Lady of Sorrows, Peckham
Our Lady of Sorrows, Peckham
Our Lady of Sorrows is a Grade II Roman Catholic church on Friary Road, Peckham, in the Archdiocese of Southwark. It was listed as the Church of Our Lady of Seven Dolours.
- Location
- Peckham, Greater London
- Country
- England
- County
- Greater London
- City / town
- Peckham
- Address
- Our Lady of Sorrows, Friary Road, Peckham, Greater London, SE15 1RH
- Postcode
- SE15 1RH
- Built
- 1859–66
- Architect
- Edward Welby Pugin
- Denomination
- Catholic Church
- Dedication
- Mary
- Diocese
- Southwark
- Parish
- Our Lady of Sorrows, Peckham
- Grade
- II
- Style
- Gothic Revival
- Materials
- Stock brick with black brick and stone banding; pitched slate roof
- Grid reference
- TQ 343 774
- Opening hours
- The church is open daily from 6.45am until 8pm.
- Access
- Level access throughout. Non-accessible toilets in church
Overview
Historic England records a Franciscan church of 1864–66 by Edward Welby Pugin: stock brick with black brick and stone banding, a pitched slate roof, tall nave and buttressed aisles, and a gabled east end with a large rose window over narrow lancets. The interior has a five-bay nave arcade of narrow pointed arches, an arch-braced panelled ceiling, and a chancel panelled in coloured marbles.
Bishop Grant invited the Capuchins to Peckham in 1854; the site was acquired in 1856. Pugin prepared sketches in 1857–8 and the foundation stone was laid in July 1859; shortage of funds delayed the opening until 1866. The adjoining friary of 1884 is by James O'Byrne. The parish is now served by the Norbertine canons.