Saint Martin-in-the-Fields (London, England) : Steeple or spire
- Creator:
- Gibbs, James, 1682-1754
- Published/Created:
- London, England, United Kingdom
1720-1726 - Date Depicted:
- 1997
1700 AD - 1799 AD - Materials:
- stone; wood; stucco (plaster work)
- Notes:
- Gibbs held a post as surveyor to the Fifty New Churches Commission in London. St. Martin-in-the-Fields is an Anglican church at the northeast corner of Trafalgar Square. The church is essentially rectangular, with a great Neoclassical pediment supported by a row of huge Corinthian columns. The high steeple is topped with a gilt crown. Gibbs was certainly inspired by Sir Christopher Wren as the interior is very similar to St. James's in Piccadilly. The church has a close relationship with the Royal Family, whose parish church it is, as well as with 10 Downing Street and the Admiralty.
- Variant Titles:
- St. Martin-in-the-Fields
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Britain -- 18th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Eighteenth century
- Culture:
- British
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-GJA-SMF-C4
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
churches (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- Timekeeping; steeple, spire; clock tower; clock architecture; cityscape Eighteenth century; Neoclassical; Palladian buildings; religious buildings; churches
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Addition Module Five
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
1997 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4090
- OID:
- 10052663
- PID:
- digcoll:1814847