Bayswater, London

Bayswater is an area within the Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in central London. The name Bayswater is believed to have originated from a tenant and landowner, Bainiardus, an associate of William the Conqueror, who gave his name to Baynard’s Castle and from a water spring that once supplied his household.

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.513215658665
Longitude: -0.190140008053

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Timeline of Events Associated with Bayswater, London

Date Event Manage
May 1882

Commission for Chapel of the Ascension

exterior of the Chapel of the AscensionOn May 1882, Frederic Shields is commissioned to design the interior decoration of the Chapel of the Ascension, a non-denominational chapel in Bayswater, London. The work was completed in 1910. Image: Exterior, Chapel of the Ascension. English Heritage, National Monuments Record. Reproduced with permission.

Articles

Margaretta S. Frederick, "On Frederic Shields’ Chapel of the Ascension, 1887-1910"
Oct 1910

Completion of Chapel of the Ascension

exterior of the Chapel of the AscensionFrederick Shields completes the interior murals for the Chapel of the Ascention, the non-denominational chapel in Bayswater, London, on October 1910. The work was begun in 1882. Image: Exterior, Chapel of the Ascension. English Heritage, National Monuments Record. Reproduced with permission.

Articles

Margaretta S. Frederick, "On Frederic Shields’ Chapel of the Ascension, 1887-1910"