St Mary's, Bryanston Square, Grade I listed church in Marylebone, London.
St Mary's, Bryanston Square is a Georgian red-brick church in the Marylebone area of London, listed as a Grade I protected building. A rounded stone portico marks the main entrance, and a circular tower topped by a shallow dome with a cross rises above the roofline.
Robert Smirke designed the church in the early 1820s as part of a government program that funded new places of worship across London following the Napoleonic Wars. It was one of many churches built at that time to serve a rapidly growing city.
St Mary's follows an evangelical tradition within the Church of England and draws a young, working-age congregation from central London. The Sunday services have a contemporary feel that sets them apart from a more formal Anglican style.
The church sits directly on Bryanston Square in Marylebone and is easy to reach on foot from the surrounding streets. Visiting on a Sunday gives the best chance of seeing the building in use, as services take place on that day.
The building was used as a filming location for a well-known film, where it appeared under a different name as part of the story. Many visitors pass by without realizing they are looking at a site that appeared on cinema screens around the world.
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