St. Paul's Cathedral London, England

Listed Building Data

St. Paul's Cathedral has been designated a Grade I listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.

List Entry ID
1079157
Listing Type
listed building
Grade
I
Date Listed
4 January 1950
Name
CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST PAUL
Location
CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST PAUL, ST PAUL'S CHURCHYARD EC4
District
City and County of the City of London
County
Greater London Authority
Grid Reference
TQ 32042 81141
Easting
532042.0000
Northing
181141.0000

Description

This grand Neoclassical cathedral was designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1675 after its predecessor burned down in the Great Fire of London. The site of many important wedding and funerals over the centuries, St. Paul's Cathedral is one of the most popular attractions in Britain.

Listed Building Description

Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.

627/8/210 ST PAUL'S CHURCHYARD EC4 627/9/210 CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST PAUL TQ3181 SE 8/210 TQ3218 SW 9/210 04-JAN-1950

GV I

1675 to 1710 by Sir Christopher Wren. Rebuilding of mediaeval cathedral burnt in Great Fire. Classical style, mainly of Portland stone, with central dome and western towers. Large crypt. Contains important contemporary and later fittings and monuments including a very few survivals from the previous church. C19 fittings, monuments, decorations etc of importance. Dome painted by Thornhill. Above the 2 west chapels are the library and music room. The south west tower contains a fine circular staircase. Elaborate steps with walls, piers, urns and gates to south transept. Broad steps to west front flanked by pedestals supporting decorative iron lamp standards by Lutyens.

Listing NGR: TQ3204281141