Deutsche Evangelische Christuskirche
| Deutsche Evangelische Christuskirche | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | Montpelier Place, Knightsbridge, London |
| Country | UK |
| History | |
| Dedicated | November 1905 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) |
Edward Boehmer Charles G. F. Rees |
Deutsche Evangelische Christuskirche is a church in Knightsbridge, London, United Kingdom.
Location
It is located on Montpelier Place in Knightsbridge, London.[1]
History
The church is an offshoot of a congregation which met at the Savoy Chapel and St James's Palace in Westminster.[2]
The building was designed by the architects Edward Boehmer and Charles G. F. Rees.[1] It was built by Dove Brothers from 1904 to 1905.[1] The stained glass was designed by Franz Xaver Zettler, Ostermann & Hartwein, and Schneiders & Schmolz.[1] Its construction was paid for by Sir John Schroder, 1st Baronet in honour of his late wife.[1][3]
Its dedication in November 1905 was attended by Count Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff, Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, Prince Louis of Battenberg, and Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine.[1]
In May 1946, the German Christian theologian Julius Rieger wrote in a report that this was the most significant German church in London.[3] He added that its congregants were refugees from Nazi Germany for the most part.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 'Montpelier Square Area: Deutsche Evangelische Christuskirche, Montpelier Place', in Survey of London: Volume 45, Knightsbridge, ed. John Greenacombe (London, 2000), pp. 124-127 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol45/pp124-127 [accessed 7 June 2015].
- ↑ John Greenacombe, Knightsbridge, London: Athlone Press, 2000, p. 124
- 1 2 3 Dr Inge Weber-Newth, Johannes-Dieter Steinert, German Migrants in Post-War Britain: An Enemy Embrace, New York City: Routledge, 2006, p. 109