Upper Tulse Hill: St Matthias
Overview
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
c.1935
Stained glass: only two lights in the east window representing The Resurrection and The Ascension, by John Hall and Sons, London.
Interior
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
The altar table is simply a box, enclosed on all sides.
Reredos
The reredos consists of three arches under crocketted gablets, of stone painted white.
Pulpit
The pulpit consists of four sides of a hexagon, on a stone base incorporating short colonettes of polished marble; the body is of black wrought iron with openwork panels decorated with spiky leaves and rosettes.
Lectern
c.1910
The lectern was evidently provided with the pulpit and is also of wrought iron, a three-sided pedestal again with spiky foliage and big rosettes; at each corner a buttress terminates in a flower with turned back petals and prominent stamens.
Font (object)
c.1894
The font is hexagonal, of white polished marble with quatrefoils in each panel of the bowl and leaves carved in the spandrels, standing on six short colonettes of veined marble.
Organ (object)
c.1895
The organ is a two manual instrument with tracker action and nineteen speaking stops, by Henry Jones of South Kensington.
Churchyard
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | N/A |
| Solar Thermal Panels | N/A |
| Biomass | N/A |
| Wind Turbine | N/A |
| Air Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ev Charging | N/A |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
Further information
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