St Stephen's Church, Rochester Row

Entrance to St Stephen's with St John

The Church of St Stephen in Rochester Row, London, is a grade II* listed building.^[1][2]

The architect was Benjamin Ferrey and the foundation stone was laid on 20 July 1847. The completed church was consecrated with great ceremony on 24 June 1850, the Festival of the nativity of St John the Baptist.^[3]

Due to bomb damage to St John's, Smith Square, in 1941, its parish was united with St Stephen's on 24 November 1950, becoming the parish of St Stephen's with St John's.^[4]

On the 9 June 2022, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge sold The Big Issue on Rochester Row opposite and outside of the Church of St Stephen.^[5]

The organ, dating from 1903, is a fine example of the Leeds organ builder James Jepson Binns and consists of two manuals and pedals.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Historic England. "Church of St Stephen (1235247)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
2. "St Stephen with St John, Rochester Row". A Church Near You.
3. "St. Stephen with St. John Westminster" (PDF). sswsj.org.
4. "No. 39075". The London Gazette. 24 November 1950. p. 5890.
5. "'True gentleman' Prince William spotted selling Big Issue in central London". 9 June 2022.

External links

• Church website
• Media related to St Stephen's Church, Rochester Row at Wikimedia Commons

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