British Landmarks in

Bucharest
Curiman Andrei

Anglican Church
The Church is located on the corner of Street
Arthur Verona and Street A. D. Xenopol, in the
Grdina Icoanei area, was built in 1914, based on
the plans by the architect Victor tefnescu. The
first service was held after the war, in 1920, on
Easter Sunday. The activity of the church was
supported by Princess Marie.

Anglican Church
The first pieces of information about the existence
of an Anglican Church in Bucharest date from
1860, but the church had been active previously,
since 1850, as the Anglican Mission to the Jews.
During World War I, the building on Strada Olteni
housed wards for the wounded.

Anglican Church
In 1900, Sir John Kennedy, British Minister in
Bucharest, obtained the land on which the
Anglican Church would be built. The fund-raising
campaign was supported by Princess Marie who
became a regular attender at the Church.

Anglican Church
The Anglican Church was closed during World War
II, and reopened in 1944, with a Christmas service.
During the war, the Church was looked after by a
cleaner called Maria who was presented with the
bronze cross of St. Augustine for her 60 years of
service to the Church. During the communist
regime, the activity of the Anglican Church was
significantly reduced.

Anglican Church

The British Embassy in

Bucharest
The British Legation, established in 1880, is
mentioned in the cadastral map of 1911. The
house is designated a listed property and is
situated in the protected area of 34, Pitar Mo.
(Position of listed building - 1473/B-II-m-B-19188,
end of 19th century).

British Council office

Construction work on the house started in 1900
and it was first owned by Mrs. Catherina Deliu, as
the building licence states (file 179/1900, PMB
Tehnic, Bucharest Town Hall Archives), then it
belonged to the Simionescu-Rmniceanu family.
The British Council opened its Romanian office in
1938. The house it currently operates from was
bought in 1994 by the Council. The restoration
work began in 1998.

British Council office