Queen'S Chapel is a Grade I listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1987. A C17 Chapel.
Queen'S Chapel
- WRENN ID
- quartered-hearth-lichen
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 December 1987
- Type
- Chapel
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TQ 2980 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER MARLBOROUGH ROAD, ST. 81/46 JAMES'S SW1
Queen's Chapel
- I
Built as a Catholic chapel. Begun 1623 and largely completed 1626-27, by Inigo Jones, refurnished for Catherine of Braganza 1662- c. 1680. Brick, rendered from the outset to look like stone, with Portland dressings, slate roof. Plain rectangular box with pedimented gable ends. 3 main windows, the centre one arched to West end and broad Venetian window to East end. Pedimented windows to North and South sides. Very fine interior with elliptical painted and gilded coffered vault with furnishing principally of Wren's time but retaining Jones's Royal Pew in the West gallery with its large chimneypiece and the communion rail also to his design etc.
History of the King's Works Iniqo Jones; John Summerson R. C. H. M.
Listing NGR: TQ2940580094
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