Private View: St. Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch

The BIID has been granted an exclusive tour of a historic heritage project in London’s East End.

 St Leonard’s, commonly known as Shoreditch Church, is the Grade I listed parish church of Shoreditch. The current building is in Palladian style, built during 1736-40 by George Dance the Elder.
St Leonard’s is often referred to as the ‘actors’ church’, as the medieval church was situated near The Theatre and the Curtain Theatre, England’s first purpose built playhouses, established in Shoreditch in 1576 and 1577, and many notable actors were buried in the church or churchyard.

What to expect:

The church is on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk register, and is in need of much repair and refurbishment. Attendees on the tour will be shown the methods and techniques being used by the architects to restore the church to its former glory.

Work to restore the church currently includes repair to the Nave roof, renewal of the South Extension roof, archaeological investigations within the forecourt, repair of the porch and forecourt stonework, work to the crypt and redecoration internally to a paint scheme based on historical research and paint analysis.

Who Should Attend:

Professional Interior Designers, those interested in working with heritage property

About the speaker:

The tour will be given by Sarah Khan of Roger Mears Architects. Sarah is a qualified Architect and accredited with the RIBA as a Conservation Architect.  She has worked at Roger Mears Architects (RMA) since 2007. RMA has a strong track record of working in Conservation, and Sarah is a member of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB), an associate member of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) and a member of the RIBA conservation group. She is also on the London Diocese of Quinquennial Inspecting Architects list, and the Church Architect for the Grade I listed St Leonards’ Shoreditch and St Giles-in-the-fields, London. Sarah is also currently leading the Practice’s research project into sustainable upgrading of historic buildings.

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