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Church in London , England
St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge
, is an English
Grade II* listed
Anglican
church of the
Anglo-Catholic
tradition located at 32a
Wilton Place
in
Knightsbridge
,
London
.
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History and architecture
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The church was founded in 1843, the first in London to champion the ideals of the
Oxford Movement
, during the
incumbency
of the Rev.
W. J. E. Bennett
. The architect was
Thomas Cundy the younger
.
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After the building's consecration in 1843, the chancel with its
rood screen
and striking
reredos
was added in 1892 by the noted church architect
George Frederick Bodley
, who also decorated St Luke's chapel, which stands in the place of a
lady chapel
to the south of the sanctuary, the lady chapel of St Paul's having traditionally been seen as being the church of
St Mary's, Bourne Street
.
The tiled panels around the walls of the nave, created in the 1870s by
Daniel Bell
, depict scenes from the life of
Jesus
. The
stations of the cross
that intersperse the tiled panels, painted in the early 1920s by
Gerald Moira
, show scenes from the crucifixion story. The font dates from 1842 and is carved with biblical scenes from both the
Old
and
New
testaments. There are statues of the
Virgin and Child
(1896) above the entrance to the chapel and of
St Paul
(1902) above the lectern.
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A memorial in the church commemorates 52 members of the
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry
who died on active service during the
Second World War
while carrying out secret intelligence work for the
Special Operations Executive
in occupied countries in addition to providing transport drivers for the
Auxiliary Territorial Service
. Among the names on the memorial are three holders of the
George Cross
.
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St Paul's sister parish is the Church of
St. Paul's, K street
, in
Washington, D.C.
, in the
United States
.
Notable events
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Weddings
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Funerals and memorial services
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Gallery
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Interior
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Stained glass by Lavers and Westlake (1895)
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Tiled panel by Daniel Bell
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Altar by Arthur Blomfield (1889)
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Reredos
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Rood cross
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Women's Transport Service WW2 War Memorial
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Memorial to Old Boys of St Paul's School
References
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- ^
Historic England
,
"Church of St Paul (1066084)"
,
National Heritage List for England
, retrieved
26 September
2014
- ^
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
, subscription-based online edition, retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^
"History | St Paul's Church - Knightsbridge"
.
www.stpaulsknightsbridge.org
. 26 November 2014.
Archived
from the original on 31 August 2017
. Retrieved
29 September
2017
.
- ^
"Women's Transport Service | St Paul's Church Memorial, Belgravia, London"
. stephen-stratford.com.
Archived
from the original on 5 September 2017
. Retrieved
30 July
2016
.
- ^
New York Times website,
British Nobility Turns Out for Traditional Blue?Blooded Wedding
, article by Peter T. Kilborn, dated February 4, 1977
- ^
Premier Christian News website,
London church hosts celebrity wedding
External links
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ancient parish
churches
(pre-1800)
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Anglican
daughter
churches
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- All Saints, Margaret Street
- All Souls, Langham Place
- Annunciation, Marble Arch
- Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair
- Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks
- Holy Trinity, South Kensington
- St Augustine, Kilburn
- St Cyprian, Clarence Gate
- St Gabriel, Pimlico
- St James, Paddington
- St James the Less, Pimlico
- St John's Wood Church
- St Mark, Hamilton Terrace
- St Mary, Bourne Street
- St Mary, Bryanston Square
- St Mary, Paddington Green
- St Mary Magdalene, Paddington
- St Matthew, Bayswater
- St Matthew, Westminster
- St Paul, Knightsbridge
- St Peter, Eaton Square
- St Saviour, Pimlico
- St Stephen, Rochester Row
- St Stephen, Westbourne Park
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Royal Peculiars
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Roman
Catholic
churches
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other
denominations
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see also
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