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Key Image Chapel of St Peter and St Paul
Old Royal Naval College, Romney Road
SE10 9JF London (Greenwich)
United Kingdom
Denomination: Anglican
Congregation: Chapel of St Peter and St Paul, Old Royal Naval College (Diocese of Southwark, Archdeaconry of Lewisham and Greenwich, Charlton Deanery)
Geogr. Coordinates: 51.48326° N, 0.00509° W
Geo Location
Reference year: 1752
Architectural style: Neo-classical
Building type: Single-nave church
Description: Neo-classical single-nave church with side galleries and a domed tower over the entrance hall; UNESCO World Heritage site (“Maritime Greenwich”, since 1997)
Name derivation: From the apostles St Peter and St Paul
Pulpit
  • Pulpit from oak, mahogany and limewood with four medaillons of Coade stone (Richard Lawrence)
Organ
  • Three-manual organ built in 1789 by Samuel Green for a cost of £ 1,000
Noteworthy
  • Roof with handcut stucco ornaments (John Papworth)
  • Reredos showing the shipwreck of the St Paul in Malta (Benjamin West)
History:
1752:   Built according to plans by Christopher Wren (architect Thomas Ripley)
02/01/1779:   Destruction by fire
12/09/1789:   Reopening after reconstruction in the “Greek Revival” style by James “Athenian” Stuart
Important persons:
Patron:  Paul (7/10–60/68, Apostle)
Peter (1–64 (?), apostle and martyr)
Sources
Chapel of St Peter and St Paul: Chapel of St. Peter and St. Paul – Besucherführer (information leaflet)
The Church of England: Greenwich: Chapel of St Peter and St Paul, at the Old Royal Naval College, https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/7344/about-us/, retrieved 26/02/2020
UNESCO: Maritime Greenwich, https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/795, retrieved 26/02/2020
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