St Dunstan in the West, City of London
St Dunstan in the West, City of London
St Dunstan-in-the-West is a Grade I Church of England guild church on Fleet Street, in the Diocese of London.
- Location
- City of London, Greater London
- Country
- England
- County
- Greater London
- City / town
- City of London
- Address
- Fleet Street, City of London, Greater London, EC4A 2HR
- Postcode
- EC4A 2HR
- Built
- 1831–33; medieval church demolished for Fleet Street widening
- Architect
- John Shaw Senior; completed by John Shaw Junior
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Dunstan
- Diocese
- London
- Parish
- St Dunstan-in-the-West
- Grade
- I
- Style
- Neo-Gothic; octagonal nave
- Materials
- Yellow brick with stone dressings; Ketton stone tower
- Grid reference
- TQ 312 811
- Opening hours
- Monday to Friday 10am until 3pm.
- Access
- Level access to the main areas. Ramp or level access available on request
Overview
Historic England records a nineteenth-century church of 1831–33 by John Shaw Senior, completed after his death by his son John Shaw Junior. The nave is octagonal, in yellow brick with stone dressings. A three-stage Ketton stone tower to the south has an ogee-arched entrance and a slender octagonal lantern. The interior has pointed plaster tunnel vaults on an iron structure, a star-ribbed main vault, and a clerestory of eight identical windows. The chancel lies to the north. Shaw's 1830s fittings include pews, font and a pulpit with linenfold panelling.
A church stood here from at least the twelfth century. An Act of 1829 authorised demolition so that Fleet Street could be widened; the new church was built on the burial ground. Survivals include the 1671 clock by Thomas Harris (returned in 1935) with striking figures, a statue of Elizabeth I by William Kerwin from the Ludgate, and monuments from the earlier church. The attached Sunday School of 1839 is included in the listing.