Church of St Barnabas, Pimlico
The Church of St Barnabas is a Church of England parish church in Pimlico, London. It is a Grade I listed building. The church is noted for its Anglo-Catholic tradition, and it "was the first church built in England where the ideals and beliefs of what came to be known as Anglo-Catholic movement were embodied in its architecture and liturgy".History
The church was built in 1847–1850 to designs of Thomas Cundy, assisted by William Butterfield. It was one of the earliest Ritualistic churches, and the first in London in which all pews were free.
In 1958 the church was designated as a Grade I listed building.Notable clergy
- W. J. E. Bennett, perpetual curate
- Alfred Gurney, vicar
- John Hudson, curate, later Bishop of Carpentaria
- Charles Lowder, curate, founder of the Society of the Holy Cross
- Frederick Ouseley, curate
- Victor Shearburn, curate, later Bishop of Rangoon
- George Ratcliffe Woodward, curate
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