St James's Church, Piccadilly

St James's Church, Piccadilly
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LocationPiccadilly, London
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipLiberal
Websitewww.sjp.org.uk
History
DedicationJames the Great
Dedicated13 July 1684
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I
Architect(s)Christopher Wren
Administration
DioceseDiocese of London
Clergy
RectorLucy Winkett
Assistant priest(s)Ayla Lepine
Curate(s)Mariama Ifode-Blease
NSM(s)Daniel Norris
Ivan Khovacs
Laity
Churchwarden(s)Claire Wright and Dee Hetherington

St James's Church, Piccadilly, also known as St James's Church, Westminster, and St James-in-the-Fields, is an Anglican church on Piccadilly in the centre of London, England. The church was designed and built by Sir Christopher Wren.

The church is built of red brick with Portland stone dressings. Its interior has galleries on three sides supported by square pillars and the nave has a barrel vault supported by Corinthian columns. The carved marble font and limewood reredos are both notable examples of the work of Grinling Gibbons. In 1902, an outside pulpit was erected on the north wall of the church. It was designed by Temple Moore and carved by Laurence Arthur Turner. It was damaged in 1940, but restored at the same time as the rest of the fabric.[1]

  1. ^ "History – St James's Church Piccadilly London". Sjp.org.uk. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2019.