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AGM 2025 – St Pancras New Church

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St Pancras New Church was dedicated by the Bishop of London on 7th May 1822. The church replaced the then neglected and dilapidated (old) St Pancras Church, which has since been restored and is now the parish church for the neighbouring parish of ‘Old Saint Pancras with Saint Matthew, Bedford New Town’. The church has a Grade I listing from Historic England as an important early example of Greek Revival architecture. It is mostly built from brick, faced with Portland stone: the portico and the tower are entirely of stone. All the external decoration, including the capitals of the columns, is of terracotta.

 

After a competition involving thirty or so tenders, designs by local architect William Inwood and his son, Henry William Inwood, were accepted. The Inwoods drew on two ancient Greek monuments for their inspiration – the Erechtheum and the Tower of the Winds, both on the Acropolis in Athens.

 

The first stone was laid by the Duke of York at a ceremony on 1st July 1819. It was carved with a Greek inscription, of which the English translation is, “May the light of the blessed Gospel thus ever illuminate the dark temples of the Heathen.” ​The total cost of the building, including land and furnishings, was £76,679, making it the most expensive church to be built in London since the rebuilding of St Paul’s Cathedral. The builder was Isaac Seabrook.

 

The impressive interior is largely Greek in style and much is still as originally built. At the east end, Ionic columns rise grandly around the sanctuary. The original pews are still in place. The high-quality stained glass windows on both sides were added by the Victorians who also did some re-arranging of the interior.

 

Former AGM Venues

2020

Cancelled due to the pandemic

2017

The Octagon at at the Queen Mary University of London

2016

Great Hall at St. Barts Hospital

2015

The Cadogan Hall, Chelsea

2014

The Mansion House, City of London

2013

St Clement Danes Church, Strand

2012

St Botolph’s Church, Bishopsgate

2011

The Liberal Jewish Synagogue, St John's Wood

2010

Wesley’s Chapel, City Road

2009

City of London School for Girls, Barbican

2008

Friends House, Euston Road

2007

St Mary’s Church, Bryanston Square

2006

Friends House, Euston Road

2005

Dutch Church, Austin Friars

2004

Royal College of Music

2003

British Museum

2002

Grand Temple, Freemasons’ Hall

2001

Senate House, University of London

2000

St James' Palace

1999

Guildhall Old Library

1998

Banqueting House, Whitehall

1997

Westminster School

1996

St John-at-Hackney

1995

Governors’ Hall, St Thomas’ Hospital

1994

St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden

1993

King’s College, Strand

1992

Royal Society

1991

Bishopsgate Institute

1990

University College School, Frognal

1989

Royal Geographical Society

1988

Honourable Artillery Company

1987

Crosby Hall, Chelsea

1986

St Bartholomew’s Hospital

1985

Staple Inn Hall

1984

London School of Economics

1983

St Etheldreda’s, Ely Place

1982

The Brewery, Chiswell Street

1981

The Holme, Regent’s Park

1980

Coutts & Co, Strand

1979

Mercers’ Hall

1978

Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House

1977

Home House, Portman Square

1976

Chapter House, St John's Gate, Clerkenwell

1975

Fishmongers’ Hall

1974

Southwark Cathedral, Chapter House

1973

Institute of Chartered Accountants

1972

Althorp

1971

St John’s, Smith Square

1970

Dudley House, 100 Park Street

1969

The Crypt, Guildhall

1968

Royal Institute of British Architects, Portland Place

1967

Gresham College

1966

St Paul's Cathedral, Chapter House

1965

St Paul's School, West Kensington

1964

The Charterhouse

1963

City of London School

1962

Port of London Authority, Trinity Square

1961

St Bartholomew's Hospital

1960

Stationers’ Hall

1959

Wax Chandlers’ Hall