Church of the Immaculate Conception, Farm Street
The Church of the Immaculate Conception, Farm Street, also known as Farm Street Church, is a Catholic parish church run by the Society of Jesus in Mayfair, Central London, England.
| Farm Street Church | |
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| Church of the Immaculate Conception, Farm Street | |
Entrance to the church on Farm Street | |
Farm Street Church Location of church within Westminster, London | |
| 51.5095°N 0.1491°W | |
| OS grid reference | TQ2854580577 |
| Location | Mayfair, London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Religious order | Society of Jesus |
| Website | farmstreet.org.uk |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Founded | 1849 |
| Founder(s) | Randal Lythgoe SJ |
| Dedication | Immaculate Conception of Mary |
| Consecrated | 31 July 1849 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 24 February 1958 |
| Architect(s) | Joseph John Scoles |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1844 |
| Completed | 1849 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Westminster |
| Archdiocese | Westminster |
| Deanery | Marylebone |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Vincent Nichols |
| Priest(s) | Dominic Robinson SJ |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | David Graham |
| Organist(s) | Duncan Aspden |
Its main entrance is in Farm Street, though it can also be accessed from the adjacent Mount Street Gardens. Sir Simon Jenkins, in his book England's Thousand Best Churches, describes the church as "Gothic Revival at its most sumptuous".
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