Church of St Cyprian, Clarence Gate
CHURCH OF ST CYPRIAN, CLARENCE GATE, GLENTWORTH STREET NW1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1237476
- Date first listed:
- 10-Sept-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Cyprian, Clarence Gate
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST CYPRIAN, CLARENCE GATE, GLENTWORTH STREET NW1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1237476
- Date first listed:
- 10-Sept-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Cyprian, Clarence Gate
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST CYPRIAN, CLARENCE GATE, GLENTWORTH STREET NW1
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 CYPRIAN, CLARENCE GATE, GLENTWORTH STREET NW1
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 27750 82209
Details
TQ 2782 SE
34/26
CITY OF WESTMINSTER
GLENTWORTH STREET, NW1
Church of St Cyprian, Clarence Gate
10.9.54
GV
II*
Church. 1901-03 by Ninian Comper. (Bucknall and Comper.) Red brick and stone dressings, slate roof.
Plain towerless hall church exterior with nave, aisles and clerestory, seven bays long with buttresses and windows with good perpendicular tracery. Very fine perpendicular interior in Comper's early manner setting out "to fulfil the ideal of the English Parish Church... in the last manner of English Architecture". White and gold colour scheme with finely detailed furnishings. Lofty, clustered shaft piers to arcade run the full length carrying clerestory. Open timber roof of combined hammer beam - tie beam trusses with panelled tracery spandrels. Large open work delicately carved rood screen and polychromed rood. No pews. Tall gilt carved classical font cover introducing Comper's "Unity by Inclusion" principle; stained glass by Comper; etc.
Listing NGR: TQ2775082209
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 428766
- 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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