47 Palace Court

About 47 Palace Court

47 Palace Court is a Grade II listed building on Palace Court in Bayswater, London, with the postcode W2 4LS. The building was completed around 1890 and was designed by architect Leonard Stokes. It also has a blue plaque commemorating writer Alice Meynell, who lived there. The address is associated historically with the Spanish Catholic Chaplaincy. Vincentian archival material records that the chaplaincy was formally established at 47 Palace Court in August 1963 to serve Spanish residents in London. The same account describes the house as a residence and pastoral centre, with Mass, preaching, confession, baptisms, marriages and funeral assistance forming part of its work. The current Diocese of Brentwood ethnic-chaplaincy directory also lists 47 Palace Court as the London address for Filipino Catholic chaplaincy coordination, showing that the building has served more than one migrant Catholic community. The supplied POI name refers to the address, while the local name identifies the Spanish chaplaincy.

Practical details

Phone

020 7229 8815

Full address

47 Palace Court, London, W2 4LS, United Kingdom

Sources

• en.wikipedia.org
• vincentians.com
• www.dioceseofbrentwood.net
• www.dioceseofbrentwood.net

Checked 2026-09-02

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