Fitzrovia Chapel, 2 PEARSON SQUARE, FITZROY PLACE, London W1T 3BF

Details

Accessibility

• Seating available
• Step-free routes
• Baby changing facilities
• Cloakroom
• Handrails on one side of stairs

We have a wheelchair lift outside the chapel.

https://www.fitzroviachapel.org/visit-us/#access

"The chapel is fully accessible to people who use a wheelchair. We are on one floor. There is a step outside the chapel but we have a wheelchair lift. Please contact us before your visit if you would like to tell us about your needs. We want to make sure that everyone who visits the chapel enjoys the experience and receives the help they need during their time with us."

Brief description

https://programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/6534

"community/cultural, gallery, concert/performance space, mixed use, institution/profession, art in the public realm, museum. 

J. L. Pearson, 1891.  Loughborough Pearson's red brick building is unimposing from the outside, but inside is a riot of Gothic Revival design. Golden mosaics reveal the character of the Grade II* listed chapel, built as part of the Middlesex Hospital."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzrovia_Chapel

"The Fitzrovia Chapel is located at Pearson Square, in London's W1 area, standing in the centre of the Fitzroy Place, a development site having boundaries with Mortimer Street, Cleveland Street, Nassau Street and Riding House Street in Fitzrovia, Westminster.

Designed by John Loughborough Pearson RA in the Gothic Revival style with colourful interior decor using mosaics, the chapel was built between 1891 and 1892. The interior was completed 32 years after Pearson's death in 1929, the works being overseen by his son, Frank Loughborough Pearson (1864–1947).[1]

Located in the central courtyard of the former Middlesex Hospital, which was rebuilt between 1929 and 1935 and demolished between 2008 and 2015, the hospital chapel was preserved as a Grade II* listed building and renamed as the Fitzrovia Chapel.[2] 

The chapel is noted as a fine example of Gothic Revival architecture, designed by John Loughborough Pearson in the Italian Gothic-style. The interior of the chapel features a rib vaulted ceiling richly decorated with polychrome marble and mosaics. The mosaics were completed in the 1930s by Maurice Richard Josey, assisted by his son John Leonard Josey.[2]

The ceiling mosaic depicts blue stars against a gold background representing the firmament. The wall mosaics are lined with green onyx and a zigzag pattern. In the arched chancel there is a Cosmatesque pillar piscina. Set into an ogee arch is an aumbry adorned with an image of the Pelican in her Piety carved in white marble, erected in memory of Prince Francis of Teck, younger brother of Queen Mary, who died in 1910. Set into roundels beneath the arches are sculpted busts of the Twelve Apostles and the Old Testament prophets. The organ gallery at the chapel's west end is surmounted by an arch decorated with a mosaic inscription of words from the Gloria in excelsis Deo:[2]"

Address

Fitzrovia Chapel, 2 PEARSON SQUARE, FITZROY PLACE, London W1T 3BF

+ Fitzrovia Chapel, Fitzroy Place, 2 Pearson Square, London W1T 3BF

Email

info@fitzroviachapel.org

Phone

020 3409 9895

Website

https://www.fitzroviachapel.org/

Directions

https://www.fitzroviachapel.org/visit-us/#location

"The chapel is situated in the heart of Fitzrovia, central London. We are in Pearson Square, which is a pedestrianised area not accessible to vehicles. You can enter it on foot from the north side on Riding House Street, the east side on Cleveland Street and the south side on Mortimer Street."

Opening Times

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

Transport

Tube: Oxford Circus, Goodge Street, Warren Street, Tottenham Court Road

Train: Euston

Amenities

• Seating available
• Step-free routes
• Baby changing facilities
• Cloakroom
• Handrails on one side of stairs