Historic churches · London
New Gallery
New Gallery — church building in London, England, originally an art gallery, then cinema, church, store.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Piccadilly Circus · 0.3 km
- Free entry
About
New Gallery is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1888. Part of Vigo House, Empire House, Westmorland House and New Gallery. Address: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1123106. Wikidata describes it as: "church building in London, England, originally an art gallery, then cinema, church, store". Coordinates: 51.5106°, -0.1390°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The New Gallery is a Crown Estate-owned Grade II Listed building at 121 Regent Street, London, which originally was an art gallery from 1888 to 1910, The New Gallery Restaurant from 1910 to 1913, The New Gallery Cinema from 1913 to 1953, and a Seventh-day Adventist Church from 1953 to 1992. After having been empty for more than ten years, the building was a Habitat furniture store from 2006 to 2011, and since September 2012 it is a flagship store for Burberry.
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Background
Description
The New Gallery was founded in 1888 by J. Comyns Carr and Charles Edward Hallé. Carr and Hallé had been co-directors of Sir Coutts Lindsay's Grosvenor Gallery, but resigned from that troubled gallery in 1887. The building was designed by Edward Robert Robson FSA, and constructed in little more than three months to ensure that it could open in the summer of 1888. The gallery was built on the site of an old fruit market. Existing cast-iron columns supporting the roof were encased with marble to give the impression of "massive marble shafts" topped with gilded Greek capitals. The architrave, frieze, and cornices above the columns were covered with platinum leaf. At the opening, the West and…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5106, -0.1390
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- W1B 4HT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Phone
- +44 20 7300 8000
- Established
- 1888
- Nearest railway station
- Piccadilly Circus — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.royalacademy.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7007729 (CC0)
- wikipedia: New Gallery (London) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: New Gallery London Central Hall 1888.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is New Gallery?
- New Gallery is in London, United Kingdom (postcode W1B 4HT), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- When was New Gallery built?
- Built or established in 1888.
- Is New Gallery free to visit?
- Yes, New Gallery is free to enter.
- How do I get to New Gallery?
- The nearest railway station is Piccadilly Circus, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode W1B 4HT.