Church of St Alfege
CHURCH OF ST ALFEGE, GREENWICH CHURCH STREET SE10
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1358970
- Date first listed:
- 19-Oct-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Alfege
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST ALFEGE, GREENWICH CHURCH STREET SE10
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1358970
- Date first listed:
- 19-Oct-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Alfege
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST ALFEGE, GREENWICH CHURCH STREET SE10
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 ALFEGE, GREENWICH CHURCH STREET SE10
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Greenwich (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 38306 77605
Details
786/26/G1 GREENWICH CHURCH STREET SE10
19-OCT-51 (West side)
CHURCH OF ST ALFEGE
GV I
Revision Number: 2
GREENWICH CHURCH STREET SE10
4412
(West Side)
Church of St Alfege
TQ 3877 26/G1 19.10.51.
A
2.
1711-14 by Nicholas Hawksmoor. One of the 1st of the "Fifty New Churches" arising
from the Act of 1711. Masons were Edward Strong (who had worked for Wren on
St Paul's Cathedral) and Edward Tufnell. Steeple 1730 by John James, rebuilt
1813. Cruciform church with West tower. Portland stone ashlar. Doric entablature
all the way round, supported on pilasters defining bays. Moderately low pitched
roof now copper covered. Pediment at East end with urn finials at either side.
Doric entablature beneath broken by high, round arch. Centre of East end recessed,
producing portico distyle in antis, with steps up to it but no entrance. Wide,
segment-headed 1st floor window supports, modified entablature with 2 pilasters
rising thence to archivolt. Flat pilasters define back wall of portico. Flanking
windows round arched. Low, flat-arched windows below. Along sides round headed
1st floor windows, in round arches recesses, have aprons below with guttae.
Square ground floor windows in square recesses. In transept ends 3 round arched
doors with plain architraves and impost blocks. Paved terrace in front of them
reaching to gabled crypt entrances. 3 nave windows at either side of transepts.
Square west tower of 4 stages. Ground floor blank with shallow niches and projecting
angle pilasters. Low 2nd stage has oculus with one keystone, and low, round
angle buttresses. Taller, Ionic 3rd stage with paired angle pilasters. Above
this octagonal stage with clock faces and urns at angles. Tall, Corinthian drum,
with oculus above round arch in each of 8 faces, supports dome with stone spike,
ball and vane finial. West entrance in tower has shouldered architrave, triple
keystone, alternating block sides, cornice and pediment. Flanking round headed
windows, in round arched recesses, with Gibbs surround.
Interior almost completely remodelled after war damage. West organ gallery and
side galleries renewed. Ceiling plaster work with oval raised border also renewed.
Corinthian columns of reredos remain. East wall repainted in imitation of coffered
apse. Restoration by Albert Richardson in 1950's. Original staircases remain
in transepts. C17 baluster font on North-west end.
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Listing NGR: TQ3830677605
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 200365
- 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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