Design for new entrance gates and piers for St James's Piccadilly, London
Architect/Designer | Blomfield, Sir Reginald (1856-1942) |
Artist/Photographer | Blomfield, Sir Reginald (1856-1942) |
Country | UK: England |
City | London |
Subject Date | 1937 |
Image Date | 1937 |
View | Exterior |
Medium | Drawing |
Library Reference | PB446/21 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Churches ; Entrances ; Coronation decorations ; Gates ; Decorative ironwork |
NOTES: In 1937, to commemorate the coronation of George VI, the old entrance archway to St James's churchyard was demolished and replaced with this pair of crested gates of wrought iron incorporating crown motifs, flanked by two smaller gates set in brick surrounds.
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