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Key Image St Alban the Martyr
18 Brooke Street
EC1N 7RD London (Camden (Holborn))
United Kingdom
Denomination: Anglican
Congregation: St. Alban the Martyr Holborn with St. Peter Saffron Hill (Diocese of London, Archdeaconry of Hampstead, South Camden)
Geogr. Coordinates: 51.51966° N, 0.1106° W
Geo Location
Reference year: 1889
Architectural style: Gothic Revival
Building type: Hall church
Description: Modern, three-aisled hall church with stylistic elements of the Gothic Revival (e. g. pointed archs, tracery).
Name derivation: From St Alban of England (executed 304)
History:
1889:   Start of construction (architects William Bucknall and Ninian Comper)
1925:   Completion after several phases of construction
1939:   Addition of narthex and porch at the west end
Important persons:
Architect:  Comper, Ninian (1864–1960, Scottish architect of the Gothic Revival)
Patron:  Alban of England (?–304, first martyr in Britain)
Sources
The Church of England: Web-Site-Eintrag „St Alban Holborn“, http://www.achurchnearyou.com/st-alban-holborn1/, retrieved 15/10/2017
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