St Mark's Church, Kennington

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St Mark's Church, Kennington, is an Anglican church on Kennington Park Road in Kennington, London, United Kingdom, near Oval tube station. The church is a Commissioners' church, receiving a grant from the Church Building Commission towards its cost. Authorised by the Church Building Act 1824 (5 Geo 4 Cap CIII), it was built on the site of the old gallows corner on Kennington Common. The architect was David R. Roper, possibly with A.B. Clayton, and was opened in 1824. The total cost of the church, including the land and other expenses, was £22,720. This was paid partly by the local parishioners and partly by Parliament through a grant known as "The Million Fund".

Clergy: The first incumbent was William Otter (1824–1832), subsequently Bishop of Chichester. His son, William Bruère Otter, subsequently Archdeacon of Lewes, was another early Stipendiary Curate.

He was followed by the Rev Charlton Lane (1832–1865), whose son, also the Rev Charlton Lane, would go on to play cricket for Oxford University and Surrey. 1865–1869: The Rev Henry Robert Lloyd. 1869–1879: The Ven Edmund Henry Fisher. Fisher was also Chaplain to Archibald Tait, successively Bishop of London and Archbishop of...