Roman Catholic Church of St James (Spanish Place)
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST JAMES (SPANISH PLACE), GEORGE STREET W1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1066777
- Date first listed:
- 10-Sept-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Roman Catholic Church of St James (Spanish Place)
- Statutory Address:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST JAMES (SPANISH PLACE), GEORGE STREET W1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1066777
- Date first listed:
- 10-Sept-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Roman Catholic Church of St James (Spanish Place)
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST JAMES (SPANISH PLACE), GEORGE STREET W1
- Statutory Address 2:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST JAMES (SPANISH PLACE), SPANISH PLACE W1
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:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST JAMES (SPANISH PLACE), GEORGE STREET W1
- Statutory Address:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST JAMES (SPANISH PLACE), SPANISH PLACE W1
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 28280 81539
Details
TQ 2881 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER GEORGE STREET, W1 44/44 (north side) 10.9.54 Church of St James (spanish Place) (RC) GV II* church, 1885-90 by Edward Goldie. Kentish rag with ashlar dressings and stone vaulted interior; slate roof. Nave, aisles and narrow outer aisles, non-projecting transepts, apsidal chancel and north Lady chapel. Ambitious and highly serious Early English design. North and south porches; lower north chancel chapel as Lady Chapel; buttresses and flying buttressed clerestory. Lofty stone interior with 8-bay arcade with shafted piers; full gallery, bridged across transepts (in Pearson manner); quadripartite stone vaulting; the Lady Chapel also vaulted and both north aisles; the outer aisles have confessionals built into wall arcade. Rich furnish- ings by Bentley; reredos and hanging baldacchino by Garner.
Listing NGR: TQ2828081539
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 209781
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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