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Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 4JH Full details & map
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There has been a church 'in the fields' between Westminster and the City since the thirteenth century, but the current church was built in 1726 by James Gibbs, using a fusion of neoclassical and baroque styles. The parish church for Buckingham Palace (note the royal box to the left of the gallery), St Martin-in-the-Fields benefited from a £36 million, Lottery-funded refurbishment, completed in 2008. The bright interior has been fully restored, with Victorian furbelows removed and the addition of a controversial altar window that shows the Cross, stylised as if rippling on water. The crypt, its fine café and the London Brass Rubbing Centre have all been modernised. As befits the church's location in the heart of tourist London, the evening concert programme is packed with crowd-pleasers: expect lashings of Mozart and Vivaldi by candlelight. The thrice-weekly lunchtime recitals (Mon, Tue, Fri) offer less predictable fare.


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Events at St Martin-in-the-Fields

Diamond Jubilee Proms

Thu May 31 Classical Music

Locrian Ensemble directed by Justin Pearson presents Mozart's Allegro from 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik'; Handel's Harp Co...

Lunchtime 'Liederkreis'

Fri Jun 1 Classical Music Free

Martin Hässler (baritone) and pianist Marek Ruszczynski (GSMD) present Robert Schumann's song-cycle 'Liederkreis', Op...

Royal Baroque by Candlelight

Fri Jun 1 Classical Music

Feinstein Ensemble directed by flautist Martin Feinstein, with Timothy Travers-Brown (countertenor). Purcell's Music ...

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Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 4JH

Transport Charing Cross 

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