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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
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.
South aisle and Grosvenor Chapel. The east end of the south aisle, next to the church's chancel, is occupied by the Grosvenor Chapel. Above its altar are the carved figures of Jesus, Saint Augustine and Saint Paulinus.
- England
- Parish church
The Grosvenor Chapel is a Grade II* listed chapel on South Audley Street, and the only remaining original property on the north part of the street. [1] [7] It was built by Benjamin Timbrell in 1730, and became a chapel of ease for St George's Hanover Square Church in 1831.
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.
Grosvenor became the 1st Duke of Westminster in 1874. He appointed Alfred Waterhouse as architect and the building was completed in 1884. When the Waterhouse hall was demolished in 1963, the chapel was retained. Architecture Exterior. The chapel is built in buff sandstone with a grey slate roof.
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.
