Church Of St James Garlickhithe is a Grade I listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 1950. A Post-medieval Church. 3 related planning applications.
Church Of St James Garlickhithe
- WRENN ID
- worn-shingle-gold
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- City of London
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 January 1950
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Post-medieval
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
GARLICK HILL EC4 1. 5002 (East Side) Church of St James Garlickhithe TQ 3280 NW 15/408 4.1.50.
I
2. 1674-87, by Wren. Aisled building with central transepts and clerestory, arranged within a rectangle from which a sanctuary and west tower project. Red brick with stone dressings, the walls below clerestory level stuccoed. Round arched windows, those in transepts reduced to circles; segmental arches to clerestory. Blocked north doorway. Main cornice of stone with brick parapet. Wooden cornice to clerestory. West front of stone with scrolls flanking tower which is now largely faced with Portland stone. Tower plain with pierced parapet and 4 urns. Elaborate stone lantern in 3 stages with paired Ionic columns etc. Beneath the tower is domed lobby. Interior has order of Ionic columns on high panelled pedestals, supporting clerestory and high, coved ceiling. West gallery With 2 decorative iron supports and fine organ case of 1697. Other good C17 fittings (not all original to church) include pulpit, marble font with cover, stalls, panelling, communion table and remade reredos. 2 staircases to gallery probably early C18. Painting of resurrection at east end. Wall monuments.
Listing NGR: TQ3238480856
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