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Among the attendants at St. James's Church in its earliest
days was the Princess (afterwards Queen) Anne, who was
then living at Berkeley House. It appears to have been the
custom for the preacher to lay the text of his sermon upon
the Princess's cushion.
For the information of those curious in such matters, the
dimensions of the church are given as follows:-
Length of church, exterior 95ft.
„ tower 21ft.
„ church in the clear 86ft.
Breadth of west front 73ft. 6in.
„ church in the clear 67ft.
„ chancel 36ft.
Height of steeple 149ft.
„ church to parapet 40ft. 6in.
„ interior to vault of nave 50ft.
DISTRICT CHURCHES.
The following is a list of the five District Churches in the
Parish :—
1.—St. Thomas's, Regent Street.—This church was
formerly known as Archbishop Tenison's Chapel, and owes
its origin to a bequest by the Rev. Dr. Tenison, the first
Rector of St. James's, and afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury.
The present building was erected in or about the year
1702. Accommodation is afforded for 850 worshippers, all
the seats being entirely free. The Rev. P. T. Bainbrigge,
M.A., is the present incumbent of the living. Some particulars
of the endowment are given on page 125.
2. St. Philip's, Regent Street.—This chapel was built
from the designs of Mr. G. A. Repton, about the year 1815,
at a cost of about £15,000. A contribution of £2,000 was