St. Mary's Church, Charing Cross Road (in full, St. Mary the Virgin) was an Anglican church in Charing Cross Road (originally Crown Street), London from 1851. The building was formerly the site of an ancient church, called 'The Greek Church', and was never fully built (only the chancel and the north aisle were completed). It is now demolished. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... Charing Cross Road, London, looking North from its junction with Long Acre. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

The parish was originally part of the parish of St. Anne's Church, Soho, and became a separate parish in its own right in 1854, within the Diocese of London. 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Diocese of London forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. ...

In 1900, Leopold Stokowski formed and trained the choir there and played the organ. 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... Leopold Stokowski (born Antoni Stanisław Bolesławowicz April 18, 1882 in London, England, died September 13, 1977 in Nether Wallop, England) was the conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the NBC Symphony Orchestra, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and the Symphony of the Air. ...

In 1932 St. Mary's was united with St. Anne's, and by the end of 1934 the church had been demolished. The 17th century stone bearing the Greek inscription which recorded the construction of the old nave was presented to the Greek Orthodox cathedral of Aghia Sophia, Moscow Road, where it was re-erected. The cornerstone of 1900 was similarly set up in the church of St. Mary the Virgin, Kenton, Middlesex, which was built with the aid of funds from the sale of the site. The sale was concluded in March 1935, when the site was bought by the London County Council to form part of the site of a new building to house the St. Martin's School of Art. 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... London County Council emblem is still seen today on buildings, especially housing, from that era London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London from 1889 until 1965, when it was replaced by the Greater London Council. ... Central Saint Martins at Holborn Central Saint Martins (ex-St Martins) in Charing Cross Road. ...

External links

• Artist's drawing of the planned church

References

• 'The Greek Church (Later St. Mary's, Crown Street) and St. Martin's Almhouses', Survey of London: volumes 33 and 34: St Anne Soho (1966), pp. 278-87. [1]