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Grosvenor Chapel is an Anglican church in what is now the City of Westminster, in England, built in the 1730s. It inspired many churches in New England. It is situated on South Audley Street in Mayfair.
- April 1731
- Church of England
Welcome to the website of the Grosvenor Chapel. The Chapel has served the parish of Mayfair since 1730, offering reverential worship with high quality music and exploratory and thoughtful preaching, in an intimate and luminous interior.
History. Beginnings. The foundation stone of the Grosvenor Chapel was laid on 7 April 1730 by Sir Richard Grosvenor, owner of the surrounding property, who had leased the site for 99 years at a peppercorn rent to a syndicate of four “undertakers” led by Benjamin Timbrell, a prosperous local builder.
ABOUT US. The Grosvenor Chapel is situated in the heart of Mayfair in South Audley Street, between Harry's Bar and Thomas Goode, and opposite the Mayfair Public Library. We seek to offer a spiritual home to those who live and work in the area, those who are drawn to the Chapel for various reasons, as well as those who are visiting London.
In 1963 Robert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster, decided to demolish the main part of the Waterhouse building and the private wing, retaining the chapel, clock tower and stables. A new building was commissioned by the Duke who appointed John Dennys, his wife's brother-in-law, as architect.
History. Architecture. Exterior. Interior. North aisle and chapel. South aisle and Grosvenor Chapel. Tower and baptistry. Other features. Precincts. Old Churchyard. Description. Burials and monuments. Westminster plot along old wall. Site of old Grosvenor family vault. Elsewhere in the Old Churchyard. See also. References. External links.
La chapelle Grosvenor, en anglais Grosvenor Chapel, est une église située dans la cité de Westminster, à Londres. Situation et accès. L’église est située au no 24 de South Audley Street, dans le quartier de Mayfair . Le site est desservi par la ligne Central à la station de métro Marble Arch. Origine du nom.
