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| location = 32a [[Wilton Place]], [[Knightsbridge]], London SW1X 8SH
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| churchmanship = [[Anglo-Catholic]]
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| vicar = The Revd Alan Gyle
| vicar = Alan Gyle
| honpriest = The Rt Revd [[Michael Colclough]] <br /> The Very Revd [[Victor Stock]]
| honpriest = [[Michael Colclough]] <br /> [[Victor Stock]]
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'''St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge''', is a [[listed building|Grade II* listed]] [[Anglican]] church of the [[Anglo-Catholicism|Anglo-Catholic]] tradition located at 32a [[Wilton Place]], [[Knightsbridge]], [[London]].<ref name=EnglishHeritage>{{NHLE |num= 1066084|desc= Church of St Paul|accessdate= 26 September 2014|mode=cs2}}</ref>
'''St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge''', is an English [[listed building|Grade II* listed]] [[Anglican]] church of the [[Anglo-Catholic]] tradition located at 32a [[Wilton Place]] in [[Knightsbridge]], [[London]].<ref name=EnglishHeritage>{{NHLE |num= 1066084 |desc= Church of St Paul |accessdate= 26 September 2014 |mode=cs2}}</ref>


==History==
==History and architecture==
The church was founded in 1843, the first in London to champion the ideals of the [[Oxford Movement]], during the [[incumbency]] of the Reverend [[W. J. E. Bennett]]. The architect was [[Thomas Cundy the younger]].<ref>''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', subscription-based online edition, retrieved 25 November 2011.</ref>
The church was founded in 1843, the first in London to champion the ideals of the [[Oxford Movement]], during the [[incumbency]] of the Rev. [[W. J. E. Bennett]]. The architect was [[Thomas Cundy the younger]].<ref>''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', subscription-based online edition, retrieved 25 November 2011.</ref>


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After the building's consecration in 1843, the chancel with its [[rood screen]] and striking [[reredos]] was added in 1892 by the noted church architect [[George Frederick Bodley]], who also decorated St Luke's chapel, which stands in the place of a [[lady chapel]] to the south of the sanctuary, the lady chapel of St Paul's having traditionally been seen as being the church of [[St Mary's, Bourne Street]].
American heiress [[Lady Randolph Churchill|Jennie Churchill]] married British aristocrat [[George Cornwallis-West]] in this church.<ref name="tomarry364">{{cite book|last1=MacColl|first1=Gail|last2=Wallace|first2=Carol McD.|title=To Marry an English Lord: Tales of Wealth and Marriage, Sex and Snobbery|date=2012|publisher=Workman Publishing|location=New York|isbn=9780761171959|oclc=883485021|page=364}}</ref> [[Albert Basil Orme Wilberforce]] married his wife, Charlotte Langford, here in 1865.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Russell |first1=George William Erskine |authorlink1=George William Erskine Russell |title=Basil Wilberforce; a memoir |date=1918 |page=22 |publisher=J. Murray |location=London |url=https://archive.org/details/basilwilberforce0000russ/mode/2up}}</ref>


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The tiled panels around the walls of the nave, created in the 1870s by [[Daniel Bell (artist)|Daniel Bell]], depict scenes from the life of [[Jesus]]. The [[Stations of the Cross]] that intersperse the tiled panels, painted in the early 1920s by [[Gerald Moira]], show scenes from the crucifixion story. The font dates from 1842 and is carved with biblical scenes from both the [[Old Testament|Old]] and [[New Testament|New]] testaments. There are statues of the [[Madonna (art)|Virgin and Child]] (1896) above the entrance to the chapel and of [[Paul the Apostle|St Paul]] (1902) above the lectern.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.stpaulsknightsbridge.org/who-we-are/history/ |title=History {{!}} St Paul's Church - Knightsbridge |website=www.stpaulsknightsbridge.org |date=26 November 2014 |access-date=2017-09-29 |archive-date=31 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831044149/https://www.stpaulsknightsbridge.org/who-we-are/history/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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A memorial in St Paul's Church commemorates 52 members of the [[First Aid Nursing Yeomanry]] who died on active service in World War II, carrying out secret intelligence work for the [[Special Operations Executive]] in occupied countries as well as providing transport drivers for the ATS. It includes three holders of the [[George Cross]].<ref name="stephen-stratford">{{cite web|url=http://www.stephen-stratford.com/wts.htm |title=Women's Transport Service &#124; St Paul's Church Memorial, Belgravia, London |publisher=stephen-stratford.com|accessdate=30 July 2016}}</ref>


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A memorial in the church commemorates 52 members of the [[First Aid Nursing Yeomanry]] who died on active service during the [[Second World War]] while carrying out secret intelligence work for the [[Special Operations Executive]] in occupied countries in addition to providing transport drivers for the [[Auxiliary Territorial Service]]. Among the names on the memorial are three holders of the [[George Cross]].<ref name="stephen-stratford">{{cite web |url=http://www.stephen-stratford.com/wts.htm |title=Women's Transport Service &#124; St Paul's Church Memorial, Belgravia, London |publisher=stephen-stratford.com |accessdate=30 July 2016 |archive-date=5 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905005403/http://www.stephen-stratford.com/wts.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
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St Paul's sister-parish is the Church of [[St. Paul's, K street]], in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, DC]] in the [[United States]].


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St Paul's sister parish is the Church of [[St. Paul's, K street]], in [[Washington, D.C.]], in the [[United States]].
==Architecture==
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After the building's consecration in 1843 the chancel with its [[rood screen]] and striking [[reredos]] was added in 1892 by the noted church architect [[George Frederick Bodley]] who also decorated St Luke's Chapel, which stands in the place of a [[Lady chapel|Lady Chapel]] to the south of the sanctuary; the Lady Chapel of St Paul's having been traditionally seen as being the church of [[St Mary's, Bourne Street]].


==Notable events==
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The tiled panels around the walls of the nave, created in the 1870s by Daniel Bell, depict scenes from the life of Jesus Christ. The [[Stations of the Cross]] that intersperse the tiled panels, painted in the early 1920s by [[Gerald Moira]], show scenes from the Crucifixion story. The font dates from 1842 and is carved with biblical scenes from both the Old and New Testaments. There are statues of the Virgin and Child (1896) above the entrance to the Chapel, and of St Paul (1902) above the lectern.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stpaulsknightsbridge.org/who-we-are/history/|title=History {{!}} St Paul's Church - Knightsbridge|website=www.stpaulsknightsbridge.org|access-date=2017-09-29}}</ref>

===Weddings===
* 15 January 1857: [[Sir Edward Colebrooke, 4th Baronet]], and Elizabeth Richardson
* 28 November 1865: The Rev. [[Basil Wilberforce]] and Charlotte Langford
* 13 February 1884: [[George Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds|George Osborne]] (later 10th [[Duke of Leeds]]) and Katherine Lambton
* 9 February 1886: [[Ailwyn Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn|Ailwyn Fellowes]] (later 1st [[Baron Ailwyn]]) and Agatha Joliffe
* 19 October 1886: [[Evelyn Boscawen, 7th Viscount Falmouth|Evelyn Boscawen]] (later 7th [[Viscount Falmouth]]) and Kathleen Douglas-Pennant
* 1 November 1894: [[James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn|James Hamilton]] (later 3rd [[Duke of Abercorn]]) and [[Rosalind Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn|Rosalind Bingham]]
* 28 November 1899: [[Sir James Reid]] and the Honourable [[Susan Baring]]{{CN|date=May 2024}}
* 28 July 1900: [[George Cornwallis-West]] and [[Lady Randolph Churchill|Jennie Churchill]] (née Jerome; mother of [[Winston Churchill]])
* 30 April 1902: [[Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy|Julian Byng]] (later 1st [[Viscount Byng of Vimy]]) and [[Evelyn Byng, Viscountess Byng of Vimy|Evelyn Moreton]]
* 25 July 1905: [[George Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich|George Montagu]] (later 9th [[Earl of Sandwich]]) and [[Alberta Montagu, Countess of Sandwich|Alberta Sturges]]
* 29 November 1909: [[Charles Greville, 3rd Baron Greville]] and [[Olive Kerr]]
* 19 January 1916: Lieutenant (later Admiral) [[Frederic Wake-Walker]] and Muriel Elsie Hughes
* 2 January 1946: [[Bruce Shand]] and [[Rosalind Shand|Rosalind Cubitt]] (parents of [[Queen Camilla]])
* 3 February 1977: [[Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington|Charles Wellesley]] (later 9th [[Duke of Wellington (title)|Duke of Wellington]]) and [[Princess Antonia, Duchess of Wellington|Princess Antonia of Prussia]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1977/02/04/archives/british-nobility-turns-out-for-traditional-blueblooded-wedding.html New York Times website, ''British Nobility Turns Out for Traditional Blue‐Blooded Wedding'', article by Peter T. Kilborn, dated February 4, 1977]</ref>
* 21 Dec 2015: [[Frank Lampard]] and [[Christine Bleakley]]<ref>[https://premierchristian.news/en/news/article/london-church-hosts-celebrity-wedding Premier Christian News website, ''London church hosts celebrity wedding'']</ref>

===Funerals and memorial services===
* 1937: [[J. Bruce Ismay]]{{CN|date=May 2024}}
* 1985: The Rev. [[Walter Hussey]]
* 2007: [[Mark Birley]]
* 2012: [[Angharad Rees]]
* 2017: [[Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma]]{{CN|date=May 2024}}

==Gallery==

<gallery>
File:St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, interior.jpg|Interior
File:St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, chapel window 04.jpg|Stained glass by Lavers and Westlake (1895)
File:St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, tiled panel, Nativity.jpg|Tiled panel by Daniel Bell
File:St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, chapel altar.jpg|Altar by Arthur Blomfield (1889)
File:St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, reredos.jpg|Reredos
File:St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, rood 1.jpg|Rood cross
File:St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, Women's Transport Service WW2 War Memorial.jpg|Women's Transport Service WW2 War Memorial
File:St Pauls War Memorial.jpg|Memorial to Old Boys of St Paul's School
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:53, 23 December 2024

St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge
Map
51°30′05″N 0°09′21″W / 51.5015°N 0.1557°W / 51.5015; -0.1557
Location32a Wilton Place, Knightsbridge, London SW1X 8SH
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipAnglo-Catholic
Websitestpaulsknightsbridge.org
History
DedicationSaint Paul
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated24-Feb-1958
Architect(s)Thomas Cundy the younger
StyleVictorian Gothic
Years built1843
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseLondon
ArchdeaconryCharing Cross
DeaneryWestminster (St Margaret)
ParishSt Paul, Wilton Place
Clergy
ArchbishopArchbishop of Canterbury
Bishop(s)Bishop of London
Vicar(s)Alan Gyle
Honorary priest(s)Michael Colclough
Victor Stock

St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, is an English Grade II* listed Anglican church of the Anglo-Catholic tradition located at 32a Wilton Place in Knightsbridge, London.[1]

History and architecture

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The church was founded in 1843, the first in London to champion the ideals of the Oxford Movement, during the incumbency of the Rev. W. J. E. Bennett. The architect was Thomas Cundy the younger.[2]

After the building's consecration in 1843, the chancel with its rood screen and striking reredos was added in 1892 by the noted church architect George Frederick Bodley, who also decorated St Luke's chapel, which stands in the place of a lady chapel to the south of the sanctuary, the lady chapel of St Paul's having traditionally been seen as being the church of St Mary's, Bourne Street.

The tiled panels around the walls of the nave, created in the 1870s by Daniel Bell, depict scenes from the life of Jesus. The Stations of the Cross that intersperse the tiled panels, painted in the early 1920s by Gerald Moira, show scenes from the crucifixion story. The font dates from 1842 and is carved with biblical scenes from both the Old and New testaments. There are statues of the Virgin and Child (1896) above the entrance to the chapel and of St Paul (1902) above the lectern.[3]

A memorial in the church commemorates 52 members of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry who died on active service during the Second World War while carrying out secret intelligence work for the Special Operations Executive in occupied countries in addition to providing transport drivers for the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Among the names on the memorial are three holders of the George Cross.[4]

St Paul's sister parish is the Church of St. Paul's, K street, in Washington, D.C., in the United States.

Notable events

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Weddings

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Funerals and memorial services

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  • Interior
    Interior
  • Stained glass by Lavers and Westlake (1895)
    Stained glass by Lavers and Westlake (1895)
  • Tiled panel by Daniel Bell
    Tiled panel by Daniel Bell
  • Altar by Arthur Blomfield (1889)
    Altar by Arthur Blomfield (1889)
  • Reredos
    Reredos
  • Rood cross
    Rood cross
  • Women's Transport Service WW2 War Memorial
    Women's Transport Service WW2 War Memorial
  • Memorial to Old Boys of St Paul's School
    Memorial to Old Boys of St Paul's School

References

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  1. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Paul (1066084)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 September 2014
  2. ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, subscription-based online edition, retrieved 25 November 2011.
  3. ^ "History | St Paul's Church - Knightsbridge". www.stpaulsknightsbridge.org. 26 November 2014. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Women's Transport Service | St Paul's Church Memorial, Belgravia, London". stephen-stratford.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  5. ^ New York Times website, British Nobility Turns Out for Traditional Blue‐Blooded Wedding, article by Peter T. Kilborn, dated February 4, 1977
  6. ^ Premier Christian News website, London church hosts celebrity wedding
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