 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
| Home | 18th century | 19th century | 20th century | The Crypt | The Organ | Architectural Details |Parish Records |
| Notes on the Architectural Details of St Marylebone Parish Church | ||
Construction of the present church was first considered in 1770. A site was given in Paddington Street and plans were prepared by Sir W Chambers, but the scheme was abandoned and the land purchased for a burial ground. |
||
 |
In 1810-11 the present site was secured, and it was intended that this building should be a Chapel of Ease. Plans were prepared by Mr Thomas Hardwicke, who was a pupil of Sir W Chambers, and the foundation stone was laid on 5 July 1813. Later it was decided to enlarge the building and call it the Parish Church; the present tower was erected, the front widened, and the present Corinthian columns built. A vaulted crypt extended under the whole area of the church, with extensive catacombs under the west side. |
|
These were bricked up in 1853, and in the 1980s with due authority the coffins were removed from the crypt for reinterment at Brookwood Cemetery in Surrey and the crypt transformed in the present-day Healing and Counselling Centre. |
||
| Page 2 >>> | ||
(St Mary by the Bourne) Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary |
||
For enquiries on the history of St Marylebone Parish Church or genealogy, please contact our Verger who will try to assist |
||
