Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, Duke Street W1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1210923
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jan-1970
- List Entry Name:
- Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
- Statutory Address:
- Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, Duke Street W1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1210923
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jan-1970
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 01-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
- Statutory Address 1:
- Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, Duke Street W1
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
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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:
- Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, Duke Street 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 28425 81013
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 8 April 2022 to correct the name, removal of superfluous source details from text and to reformat the text to current standards
TQ 2881 SW
55/56
CITY OF WESTMINSTER
DUKE STREET, W1
Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
(Formerly listed as Ukranian Catholic Cathedral, previously listed as The King's Weigh House Chapel)
14.1.70
GV II*
Church. 1888-91 by Alfred Waterhouse, as a Congregational Church. Red brick and plentiful buff terracotta dressings (Burmantofts); tiled roofs. Carolingian Romanesque style. Corner-site running between Binney and Duke Streets.
Above the rectangular ground floor level rises the elliptical body of the auditorium; tripartite, west entrance front to Duke Street, its symmetry broken by south west corner tower with steeple and, to left, by gable and ventilation turret. Triple arcaded porch in antis approached by flight of steps; centre group of tall narrow round arched lancets above, inscribed under relieving arch, and elaborated gable with arcaded machicol ations. The tower has narrow arcaded screens to middle stage and octagonal bell stage within square, pinnacled, corner buttresses, spire with gablets. Coupled gabled doorways at head of steps to Binney Street/Weighhouse Street corner, surmounted by gabled dormer in ground storey parapet. The auditorium ellipse has a steep hipped roof with iron ridge cresting.
The interior has rectangular ground floor but the elliptical shape is picked up at first floor level by the horseshoe gallery upper walls and ceiling; glazed brick walls and four structural columns faced in faience; simple woodwork to gallery; sympathetic alterations to chancel by J.J. Burnet, 1903 including east window (with glass by Anning Bell) and east screen wall and flanking organ cases; pews introduced and pulpit removed for Ukrainian Cathedral with a confessional by J.F.Bentley from Westminster Cathedral; etc.
Listing NGR: TQ2842581013
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 209547
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Survey of London in Survey of London - The Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair Part 2 The buildings: Volume 40 , Vol. 40, (1980)
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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