St Christopher's Chapel

Great Ormond Street Hospital was built from 1871 to 1876, and the chapel was completed in 1875. It was decided that the whole chapel would be moved to a new site. Having emptied the interior of all its furniture and removed the stained-glass windows, the now encased chapel was lowered from the first floor to the ground floor. It was then moved by hydraulic rams to its new location; this is "thought to be the largest en bloc transportation of a structure ever undertaken". Six years after it was moved and after extensive renovation, the chapel was re-opened on 14 February 1994 by Diana, Princess of Wales.

The chapel has been described as of the Franco-Italianate style and was influenced by the Renaissance Revival. The chapel "is divided by four columns, and has a central dome, with an apse at the east end". The central dome is "painted with musician angels around the rim and pelican in piety" in its centre. The apse windows are stained glass designed by Clayton and Bell, and depict the childhood of Jesus Christ. The ceiling of the apse is decorated with eight angels (Faith, Truth, Patience, Purity, Obedience, Charity, Honour and Hope) with a central roundel depicting the Lamb and flag. There are a number of Bible quotes with accompanying murals decorating the walls. These include "Suffer…