Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London
Interior of Chapel of St Peter and St Paul, Greenwich, London This evening, I am reporting on the Chapel of St Peter and St Paul, a stunning building which is part of the former Greenwich Hospital, later the Royal Naval College, London. This Anglican place of worship benefits from a Baroque exterior and Greek revival interior. The building was completed in 1742. The extensive complex forming the Old Royal Naval College was built originally as a Royal Hospital for Seamen and was designed by leading English architect, Christopher Wren whose most famous work is St Paul’s Cathedral. The complex comprises four main buildings called “courts” (King Charles Court, Queen Mary Court, Queen Anne Court, and King William Court) the most visited parts of which are the Painted Hall and the Hospital’s St. Peter and St. Paul Chapel aka Old Naval College Chapel. St. Peter and St. Paul Chapel, a part of Queen Mary Court, was completed 19 years after Christopher Wren’s deat...