Church of St Paul Church of St Paul Covent Garden
CHURCH OF ST PAUL COVENT GARDEN, BEDFORD STREET WC2
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1066487
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Paul Church of St Paul Covent Garden
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PAUL COVENT GARDEN, BEDFORD STREET WC2
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1066487
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Paul Church of St Paul Covent Garden
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PAUL COVENT GARDEN, BEDFORD STREET WC2
- Statutory Address 2:
- CHURCH OF ST PAUL, COVENT GARDEN WC2
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PAUL COVENT GARDEN, BEDFORD STREET WC2
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PAUL, COVENT GARDEN WC2
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- City of Westminster (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 30300 80849
Details
TQ 3080 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER BEDFORD STREET, WC2 72/32 Church of St Paul 24.2.58 Covent Garden
G.V. I
Parish church. 1631-38 by Inigo Jones, damaged by fire in 1795 and restored by Thomas Hardwick, brick facings and alterations in 1870s by Henry Clutton. Red brick and stone, slate roof, "The handsomest barn in England". Plain rectangular hall with no internal subdivision. Monumental east portico to the Piazza with deeply overhanging bracketed eaves to the pedimental gable end, carried on 2 square outer piers and 2 inner giant Tuscan columns with marked entasis, within a large architraved false doorway with cornice on consoles (originally the plan was for a west altar). The side elevations have architraved round headed windows, the west front brick faced with central doorway and flanking vestry wings, deep eaved gable. Inside these is a Doric columned west organ gallery and ceiling with large richly ornamented panels; altar with flanking colonnades, the columns, formerly part of side galleries removed by Butterfield in 1872; finely carved early C.19 pulpit etc.
Survey of London; Vol. XXXVI. Inigo Jones; Sir John Summerson.
Listing NGR: TQ3030180846
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 208625
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Summerson, J, Inigo Jones, ()
Survey of London in The Parish of St Paul Covent Garden: Volume 36, Vol. 36, (1970)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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