2018

TQ3081 : Church of St Clement Danes and Statue of Gladstone

taken 6 years ago, near to London, The City of London, England

Church of St Clement Danes and Statue of Gladstone
Church of St Clement Danes and Statue of Gladstone
The statue is grade II listed. LinkExternal link
Church of St Clement Danes

St Clement Danes is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London. It is situated outside the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand. Although the first church on the site was reputedly founded in the 9th century by the Danes, the current building was completed in 1682 by Sir Christopher Wren. Wren's building was gutted during the Blitz and not restored until 1958 when it was adapted to its current function as the central church of the Royal Air Force.
The church is sometimes claimed to be the one featured in the nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons and the bells do indeed play that tune. However, St Clement Eastcheap, in the City of London, also claims to be the church from the rhyme. St Clement Danes is known as one of the two 'Island Churches', the other being St Mary-le-Strand.
Grade I listed. LinkExternal link
Wikipedia: 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

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

Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

Read more at Wikipedia LinkExternal link

W. E. Gladstone

William Ewart Gladstone, FRS, FSS (1809 – 1898) was a British statesman of the Liberal Party. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served for twelve years as Prime Minister, spread over four terms beginning in 1868 and ending in 1894. He also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer four times. He served in parliament from 1832 - 95
Wikipedia: LinkExternal link


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TQ3081, 3098 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 17 February, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 16 July, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3093 8102 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.7766N 0:6.8750W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3093 8101
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