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Christchurch

A Grade II Listed Building in City of Westminster, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5052 / 51°30'18"N

Longitude: -0.1487 / 0°8'55"W

OS Eastings: 528585

OS Northings: 180101

OS Grid: TQ285801

Mapcode National: GBR BG.SL

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.CFRG

Plus Code: 9C3XGV42+3G

Entry Name: Christchurch

Listing Date: 14 November 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1210739

English Heritage Legacy ID: 209514

Also known as: Christ Church, Down Street
Christ Church Mayfair

ID on this website: 101210739

Location: Hyde Park Corner, Westminster, London, W1J

County: London

District: City of Westminster

Electoral Ward/Division: West End

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: City of Westminster

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St George, Hanover Square

Church of England Diocese: London

Tagged with: Church building

Description


TQ 2880 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER DOWN STREET W1 80/79 Christchurch 14.11.85 - II

Church. 1865 by F. and H. Francis, enlarged 1868. Corner site with Brick Street. Ragstone design in C14 Decorated Gothic style, with reticulated window tracery. Nave and 2 bay north east transept. Interior polychromatic brick and stonework largely whitened over, with timber barrel vaulted roof and very naturalistic leaf capitals to columns. Good fittings including reredos in memory of Thomas Henry Hope of Deepdene, Arts and Crafts metalwork to west gallery and nave stained glass by R. L. Hesketh, 1906. glass in the east window and transept probably by Clayton and Bell.

Listing NGR: TQ2858580101

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