St James' Church, Paddington
| St James’ Church, Sussex Gardens, Paddington | |
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St James’ Church, Sussex Gardens, Paddington | |
| Coordinates: 51°30′46.8″N 0°10′35.4″W / 51.513000°N 0.176500°W | |
| Location | Paddington |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | St James |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* listed[1] |
| Architect(s) | George Edmund Street, |
| Groundbreaking | 1841 and 11 February 1882 |
| Completed | 1882 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | St James Paddington |
| Deanery | Westminster Paddington |
| Archdeaconry | Charing Cross |
| Diocese | Diocese of London |
| Province | Province of Canterbury |
St James' Church, Sussex Gardens, Paddington, London, is the parish church of Paddington.[2]
History
The original church was designed by John Goldicutt[3] (c. 1841) but was finished by George Gutch after Goldicutt's death. Goldicutt's original scheme was for a neo-classical design in yellow brick,[4] influenced by his travels in Italy.[5] The yellow brick was used but Gutch changed the style to Gothic. The building was later extensively changed by G.E. Street[6] who prepared plans for its rebuilding, but died before construction started.
The Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein laid the foundation stone for the new church on 11 February 1882.[7]
Organ
The organ was built by William Hill & Sons and installed in 1882. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[8]
References
- ↑ Historic England. "Church of St James (Grade II*) (1237437)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ↑ http://www.stjamespaddington.org.uk/
- ↑ Robins, William (1853). Paddington: Past and Present. London: William Robins. p. 148.
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus & Bridget Cherry (2002). The Buildings of England London 3: North West. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. p. 674. ISBN 978-0-300-09652-1.
- ↑ "Goldicutt, John", Bertha Porter, rev. M.A. Goodall, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004. Retrieved 12 July 2015. (subscription required)
- ↑ "St James. Sussex Gardens, W2." in Christopher Hibbert; Ben Weinreb; John Keay; Julia Keay. (2010). The London Encyclopaedia. London: Pan Macmillan. p. 764. ISBN 978-0-230-73878-2.
- ↑ "A new Parish Church for Paddington". London Evening Standard (London). 13 February 1882. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ "NPOR N17419". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies.
External links
Media related to St James Paddington at Wikimedia Commons