Westminster Chapel - Buckingham Gate, London, UK
N 51° 29.942 W 000° 08.290
30U E 698633 N 5709205
Westminster Chapel is on the south west side of Buckingham Gate in central London. It is a few hundred metres south east of Buckingham Palace.
Waymark Code: WMKJ5M
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/20/2014
Views: 11
The chapel is Grade II listed with the entry at the English Heritage website telling us:
Nonconformist chapel. 1864-5. WF Poulton. Stock brick, some red brick and some stone dressings. Italian Romanesque style. Two storeys and attic. Elevation to Buckingham Gate: gabled facade with recessed triple arched central porch, with graduated arcading above; all having decorative shafting. Tower to right with coupled arched windows, uppermost stage added C20 in different style and colour. Much brick polychromy. Return to right with 2 tiers of arched windows. Interior reported by Pevsner to be of particular interest; nearly oval, with two tiers of galleries and large roof span.
Wikipedia also adds:
Westminster Chapel is an evangelical church that has been based in central London since 1840. Situated in Buckingham Gate, just 200 yards (180 m) from Buckingham Palace and just off Victoria Street, the chapel has long been a popular place of worship for Evangelical Christians. The current building, seating around 1500, was opened on 6 July 1865. The church was founded by Congregationalists, and was pastored by the late Dr D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones from 1939 to 1968. During the Lloyd-Jones pastorate, the church resigned from the Congregational Union and became instead a member of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches.
Subsequently, the church was pastored by Bible teacher RT Kendall (1977–2002), and currently Greg Haslam is minister, having previously been the pastor of Winchester Family Church, a Newfrontiers church.
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 07/06/1865
Age of Church building determined by?: Church website
If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Evangelical
If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday
Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 11:00 AM
Street address of Church: Buckingham Gate London, United Kingdom SW1E 6BS
Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]
Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]
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