Saint
Columba's Church - London, UK
Architect
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Sir Edward Maufe
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Date
Built
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1955
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Location
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Pont Street
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Description
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There has been a
Scottish kirk on this corner since 1884.
Its first minister was
Donald MacLeod of Jedburgh. It continued
to serve the Scottish congregation in London
until May 10th 1941 when an incendiary bomb
dropped on the building and completely
destroyed it in a matter of hours. The
congregation continued to meet but made
Jehangir Hall, at Imperial College, their home
for the next 14 years.
On July 6, 1950, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen
Mother, laid the foundation stone of the
building we see today, designed by the
architect, Sir Edward Maufe, who in 1933 had
been appointed the architect for Guilford
Cathedral.
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