St Andrew’s church (Grade II*; 1844-47, by Samuel Whitfield Daukes; rebuilt 1930-33 by W. A. Forsyth) is a landmark in Kingsbury, its Perpendicular Gothic spire rising out of a sea of mock-Tudor interwar housing. Its rich decoration includes wrought iron, carved stone and fine joinery designed by A. W. N. Pugin, G. E. Street, G. F. Bodley, J. L. Pearson, William Burges and others, with stained glass and painted decoration by Crace, Hardman, Clayton & Bell, Farmer & Brindley, and Goddard & Gibbs.
Kit Wedd, Victorian Society Trustee and the author of a recent report on the history of St Andrew’s, will give a short talk on its unusual origins. After our visit to the church, there is an opportunity to view the exterior of Old St Andrew’s church (C13; Grade I) and some distinctive interwar housing.
Image: St Andrew’s Kingsbury, Photo by Des Blenkinsopp – licensed under Creative Commons