Guards’ Chapel, Wellington Barracks

The Royal Military Chapel, commonly known as the Guards' Chapel, is a British Army place of worship that serves as the religious home of the Household Division at the Wellington Barracks in Westminster, Greater London.

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Type: Church
Description: chapel
Also known as: “Guards Chapel” and “Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks”
Address: London, SW1E 6HQ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Westminster Abbey.

Leicester Square

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The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

Westminster Abbey

Church

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Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England. Westminster Abbey is situated 1,800 feet east of Guards’ Chapel, Wellington Barracks.

Big Ben

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Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the clock tower that stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. Big Ben is situated 2,500 feet east of Guards’ Chapel, Wellington Barracks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westminster and Victoria.

Westminster

Quarter

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Westminster is the main settlement of the City of Westminster in Central London, England. It extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street and has many famous landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, Trafalgar Square and much of the West End cultural centre including the entertainment area of West End theatre.

Victoria

Suburb

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Victoria is an area of Westminster, Central London in the City of Westminster. It is named after Victoria Station, which is a major transport hub. The station was named after the nearby Victoria Street, opened 1851.

Whitehall

Locality

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Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from Trafalgar Square to Chelsea.

Guards’ Chapel, Wellington Barracks

Categories: chapel, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Westminster, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.50038° or 51° 30′ 1″ north

Longitude

-0.13538° or 0° 8′ 7″ west

Open location code

9C3XGV27+4R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 26637290

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q5614129

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Japanese—“Guards’ Chapel, Wellington Barracks” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Guards‘ Chapel”
Chinese: “衛兵教堂”
Japanese: “ガーズ・チャペル (ウェリントン兵舎)”

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