Historic churches · London
Crown Court Church
Crown Court Church — church building in Westminster, London, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Covent Garden · 0.2 km
- Free entry
About
Crown Court Church is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Affiliated with Church of Scotland. Wikidata describes it as: "church building in Westminster, London, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.5134°, -0.1211°.
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Heritage listing
Details TQ 3081 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER CROWN COURT, WC2 59/16; 60/13 Crown Court Church (Church of Scotland) G.V. II Church. Founded 1718, rebuilt 1909 by Eustace Balfour of Balfour and Turner. Red brick with Portland stone dressings, slate roof. Restrained and, as usual with Balfour, individual, finely crafted Free Style. 3 storeys and recessed slated attic. 4 bays wide. The outer bays contain doorways and are treated as towers though flush with wall plane; the left hand one topped by an open, pedimented pavilion, the right hand one battlemented. Mullioned and transomed windows, those to ground floor with iron grilles. Pilastered top storey with bracketed cornice and balustrade. The galleried interior is an early use of steel framing cased in wood. Clerestory lighting. Listing NGR: TQ3048281054 Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 209407 Legacy System: LBS
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Crown Court Church is a Church of Scotland church in Central London.
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Background
History
A Scottish Presbyterian congregation was first established in London during the reign of King James VI and I, following the Union of the Crowns in 1603. Some of his Scottish courtiers worshipped in a chapel near the old Whitehall Palace at the diplomatic site as "Scotland Yard" and later provided the original headquarters of London's Metropolitan Police. More tangible records date from 1711, when the Crown Court Church was established near Covent Garden. The church was extensively rebuilt in 1909, but remained on the same site. The exterior of the church is scarcely visible as it shares walls with neighbouring buildings, whilst the interior retains a 17th-century feel (despite the early…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5134, -0.1211
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- WC2B 5EZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Nearest railway station
- Covent Garden — 0.2 km
- Official site
- www.thefortunetheatre.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q5189342 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Crown Court Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: CrownCourtChFront.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Crown Court Church?
- Crown Court Church is in London, United Kingdom (postcode WC2B 5EZ), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- Is Crown Court Church a listed building?
- Crown Court Church is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Crown Court Church free to visit?
- Yes, Crown Court Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to Crown Court Church?
- The nearest railway station is Covent Garden, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WC2B 5EZ.