Description

TQ 2980 NW & SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER PICCADILLY Wl
70/83; 81/72 (south side)
Church of St James's
24.2.58 Piccadilly
GV I
Parish church, 1676-84 by Sir Christopher Wren. A large church of
red brick with Portland dressings restored after war damage (1947-54).
West tower in front of West end, the spire originally added 1699-1700,
destroyed in war and rebuilt 1968 by Sir Albert Richardson. North
and south lobbies of 1856. 2 tiers of segment-headed and semi-
circular arched upper windows to sides. Doric porch. East end has
broad tripartite window with Venetian windowZ set over it. The
interior spacious, with square pillars to gallery from which rise
Corinthian columns to nave barrel vault, cut into by transverse
aisle vaults. Low segmental arched reredos, carving by Grinling
Gibbons. Fitting monuments, etc., new pews and light fittings.
Built in connection with Lord St. Albans' development of the St.
James's area, the interior layout according to Wren the most
practical for Anglican purposes.
Survey of London; vol XXIX
London, Vol I, N Pevsner.

Listing NGR: TQ2940780503

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St James’s Church, Piccadilly at Wikipedia
• St James’s Church, Piccadilly official website
• Wikidata Q4893186

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Recommended Books

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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)