Basic Site Details

Name: Westminster Cathedral
Town, district or village: Westminster
City or county: London
Country: England
Parish:  
Status:  
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Notes: Cost of Chapel of St Andrew and the Saints of Scotland: £10,537 5s 2d.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 1Westminster RC CathedralYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 418941903 Designed and built
Item 2 of 419101915 Fitting out and furnishing of St Andrew's Chapel
Item 3 of 41915 Design exhibited 
Item 4 of 419231926 Chapel of St Andrew: repair and cleaning of marble and mosaics, and installation of panelled confessional in outer wall, new grille in screen, and new kneelers

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 4John Francis Bentley  18941902Designed and built
Item 2 of 4Ernest Gimson A19101915Furnishing
Item 3 of 4Robert Weir Schultz A19101915Fitting out of Chapel of St Andrew and the Saints of Scotland (with marble by Farmer & Brindley, metalwork by W Bainbridge Reynolds, sculpture by J Stirling Lee, mosaic by Gaetano Meo and Sir Ernest Debenham's mosaic workers, and furnishings by E Gimson)
Item 4 of 4Robert Weir Schultz B19231926Chapel of St Andrew: repair and cleaning of marble and mosaics, and installation of panelled confessional in outer wall, new grille in screen, and new kneelers

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Bute, 4th Marquess of (John Crichton-Stuart)for Chapel of St Andrew and the Saints of Scotland

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Bradley, Simon and Pevsner, Nikolaus (ed)2003London 6: Westminster (The Buildings of England) New Haven and London: Yale University Presspp673-9
Item 2 of 4de l'Hopital, Winefride1919Westminster Cathedral and its Architect  Winefride de l'Hopital was Bentley's daughter; introduction by W R Lethaby.
Item 3 of 4Royal Academy1915    
Item 4 of 4Stamp, Gavin1981Robert Weir Schultz, Architect, and his work for the Marquesses of Bute  London: The Curwen Press / Mount Stuartpp61-3

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Builder10 December 1915CIX