2014

TQ2980 : Church of St James, Piccadilly

taken 11 years ago, near to City of Westminster, England

Church of St James, Piccadilly
Church of St James, Piccadilly
Church of St James, Piccadilly

St James's Church, Piccadilly, also known as St James's Church, Westminster and as St James-in-the-Fields, is an Anglican church on Piccadilly. It was designed and built by Sir Christopher Wren.
The church is built of red brick with Portland stone dressings. The church’s interior has galleries on three sides supported by square pillars, and the nave has a barrel vault supported by Corinthian columns. The carved marble font and limewood reredos are both notable examples of the work of Grinling Gibbons.
Grade I listed. LinkExternal link
Wikipedia: LinkExternal link

Grade I and Category A listed buildings and structures

Grade I listed buildings and structures are of exceptional, even international importance. There are over 6,000 in the country. Only 2.5% of listed buildings are Grade I listed.
In Scotland the classification is Category A
Index: LinkExternal link

Wren's London Churches

Sir Christopher Wren was Commissioned with rebuilding a number of the Churches destroyed in the City of London, by the Great Fire of London. His office rebuilt 51 churches, not all survive.
See LinkExternal link for a list of churches.
Google map of their location: LinkExternal link


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TQ2980, 5125 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 23 October, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 19 January, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2940 8049 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.5119N 0:8.2089W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2941 8049
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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