The Priory Church of St. Bartholomew the Great England

Listed Building Data

The Priory Church of St. Bartholomew the Great 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shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.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
1180873
Listing Type
listed building
Grade
I
Date Listed
4 January 1950
Name
CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW THE GREAT
Location
CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW THE GREAT, WEST SMITHFIELD EC1
District
City and County of the City of London
County
Greater London Authority
Grid Reference
TQ 31956 81711
Easting
531956.0000
Northing
181711.0000

Listed Building Description

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WEST SMITHFIELD EC1 1. 5002 Church of St Bartholomew the Great TQ 3181 NE 2/17 4.1.50.

I

  1. Surviving eastern portion of church of former Augustinian Priory founded 1123. 1 bay of C12 nave plus crossing with shortened transepts. C12 apsed choir with vaulted ambulatory, C14 clerestorey and timber roof. C14 Lady Chapel etc. Early C17 brick tower to south west of crossing with small timber cupola. Good late mediaeval tomb (of founder) and other, later monuments. The whole building is much altered and rebuilt. East wall of C15 cloister has been reconstructed incorporating old fragments.

Listing NGR: TQ3195681711