Roman Catholic Church of St Etheldreda and Attached Walls and Piers
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST ETHELDREDA AND ATTACHED WALLS AND PIERS, ELY PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1078287
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Roman Catholic Church of St Etheldreda and Attached Walls and Piers
- Statutory Address:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST ETHELDREDA AND ATTACHED WALLS AND PIERS, ELY PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1078287
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Roman Catholic Church of St Etheldreda and Attached Walls and Piers
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST ETHELDREDA AND ATTACHED WALLS AND PIERS, ELY PLACE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST ETHELDREDA AND ATTACHED WALLS AND PIERS, ELY PLACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Camden (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 31411 81673
Details
CAMDEN
TQ3181NW ELY PLACE
798-1/102/380 (West side)
24/10/51 Roman Catholic Church of St
Etheldreda and attached walls &
piers
GV I
Roman Catholic chapel and crypt. Built c1300 as the chapel of
the town house of the Bishops of Ely. Restored 1874 by George
Gilbert Scott Jnr, 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, c1944-52
following war damage and refitted 1960s. Ragstone with
limestone dressings.
PLAN: rectangular chapel over plain crypt.
EXTERIOR: single storey. 5 bays and entrance bay. Only east
elevation visible externally with 2 narrow late Geometrical
style windows to the crypt and, above, a large 5 light
elaborately traceried late Geometrical window (heavily
restored following war damage) with a tall, narrow, blind,
gabled and cusped arcade to either side and blind quatrefoil
window over. West window similar. Entrance in the western bay
of the south elevation with pointed archway and 3 moulded
orders.
INTERIOR: 2-light windows with pointed trefoil tracery to
north and south elevations with glass depicting scenes from
the Old & New Testaments by Charles Blakeman, 1952-8. West
window, depicting English martyrs also by Blakeman (1964).
East window of Christ in Majesty by Joseph Nuttgens, 1952.
Between windows on north and south elevations and left and
right of east and west windows, tall, narrow, blind, cusped
arcades with crocketed gables and statues of martyrs (May
Blakeman, 1962-4) on enriched corbels. Organ screen by Francis
Bentley. Crypt with C19 columns and London paving stone floor.
Glass 1960s by Charles Blakeman.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached stone walls to areas and gabled
stone gate piers.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the chapel formerly had octagonal turrets at
the 4 corners. During the reign of Elizabeth I the house and
chapel were temporarily confiscated but later returned and
remained in the see of Ely until 1722 when the house was
demolished and the chapel became a proprietary chapel. After
passing through several hands it was bought in 1874 by the
Rosminian Fathers.
Listing NGR: TQ3141181673
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 477180
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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