St Giles-in-the-fields

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Heritage and History

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Interior


Looking down the nave


The high altar
 
 

Altar cross and decalogue

Altar pediment with pelican
 
 

South gallery ceiling

South gallery
 
 

North aisle

High altar with painting of Aaron to right
 
 
Details & artefacts

organ detail

organ pipes
 
 

memorial detail

ornate grille (floor detail)
 
 

plaque to John Coleridge Patteson, first bishop of Melanesia (killed by natives)

The Resurrection carving from the 17th century gate; based on Michelangelo's painting of the resurrection in the Sistine chapel
 
 

top of Pendrell tomb (preserver of Charles II)

Wesleys' pulpit from West Street Wesley chapel
 
 

Earnshaw memorial

Flitcroft's model
 
 

Flaxman memorial

Baltimore memorial
 
 

Frances Kniveton memorial

Balmain memorial - surgeon general of New South Wales
 
 

Roger Lestrange memorial

Chapman memorial - poet and translater of Homer. Designed by Inigo Jones.
 
 
 
plaque to Andrew Marvell

memorial detail
 

Font by John Soane

Font detail

Font detail - greek key design
 

St Giles plaque

St Giles seal

Chair detail
 
Exterior    

Gardens with view of south side and vestry house

South churchyard gardens

View of east end
 

St Giles and Centre Point

View from St Giles High Street
 
 

print of 17th century Resurrection gate

Resurrection gate of 1800

Main entrance today
 
 
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