Church of St Giles in the Fields
CHURCH OF ST GILES IN THE FIELDS, ST GILES HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1245864
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Giles in the Fields
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST GILES IN THE FIELDS, ST GILES HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1245864
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Giles in the Fields
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST GILES IN THE FIELDS, ST GILES HIGH STREET
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 GILES IN THE FIELDS, ST GILES HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Camden (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 29963 81260
Details
CAMDEN
TQ2981SE ST GILES HIGH STREET
798-1/104/1509 (South side)
24/10/51 Church of St Giles-in-the-Fields
GV I
Church. 1731-33. By Henry Flitcroft, restored 1896, and c1952
when N Haines and G Jackson also restored interior decoration.
Portland stone with copper roof. Classical style. Rectangular
plan, nave of 5 bays plus vestibule at west end with tower
over.
EXTERIOR: rusticated stone to string course marking interior
gallery level, above plain ashlar with rusticated quoins.
Ground floor windows rectangular with flat arches; gallery
windows round-headed with keystones, moulded architraves and
plain impost blocks. Modillion cornice with blocking course
above. At west end of south and north facades an entrance door
with Gibbs surround. Pedimented west end has flight of 7 steps
leading to 2 leaf, fielded 3-panelled entrance door with a
Gibbs surround. Above, a semicircular headed window with a
round-headed niche to either side and a square niche to either
side above that. H FLITCROFT ARCHITECTUS carved on the
entablature. East end pedimented with Doric Venetian window
(glass to centre only). Tower of rusticated base, ashlar
belfry with round-headed openings, coupled pilasters
supporting an entablature, surmounted, on each face, by a
clock & urn finials at each corner. Octagonal lantern with
engaged Ionic columns supporting an entablature broken forward
at each angle. Spire with rustic bands & golden ball
weathervane.
INTERIOR: vestibule at west end of 3 lobbies, centre being
entrance to nave, to either side containing open stairs to
galleries. Tunnel-vaulted nave with shallow sanctuary,
groin-vaulted aisles over which galleries which continue
across west end. Square panelled piers rising to the underside
of galleries support Ionic columns with block entablatures,
all of Portland stone; these carry the roof & ceiling. Font
1810, much restored Father Smith Organ 1671 in case probably
of 1734, inlaid mahogany pulpit 1676. Carved monument to
George Chapman (translator of Homer), dated 1634, probably
designed by Inigo Jones. In front of west door, pedimented
entrance gate by William Leverton, c1810, incorporating wooden
relief of Resurrection of the Dead, 1686-7 by Love.
(Survey of London: Vol. V, The Parish of St
Giles-in-the-Fields Part II: London: -1914).
Listing NGR: TQ2996381261
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 477939
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Survey of London in The Parish of St Giles in the Fields Part 2: Volume 5 , (1914)
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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