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Built in 1884, in the Italianate Baroque style, the Brompton Oratory is an exact imitation of the Church of the Gesu in Rome and sports some genuine Italian fittings. These unique, eye-catching treasures predate the building which also boasts an ornate, colourful ceiling, curving up to a 50-foot vaulted dome. The first Roman Catholic Church to be built in London after the Reformation, the Oratory - true to its architecture - still practises a rigid, ritualised Catholicism. Visitors are welcome but are requested to dress modestly, maintain a respectful silence and switch off mobile phones. There is a sung mass in Latin every Sunday at 11am.
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Kensington Gardens,
Kensington and Chelsea,
London,
W8
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22 minutes distance from Brompton Oratory
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| Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum |
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Cromwell Road,
Kensington and Chelsea,
London,
SW7
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3 minutes distance from Brompton Oratory
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Exhibition Road,
Kensington and Chelsea,
London,
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5 minutes distance from Brompton Oratory
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| The Egerton House Hotel |
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Egerton Terrace
London
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Kensington and Chelsea,
London,
SW3
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2 minutes distance from Brompton Oratory
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| The Rembrandt |
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Thurloe Place
London,
Kensington and Chelsea,
London,
SW7
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East Serpentine,
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Westminster,
London,
W1J
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| Chelsea Physic Garden Christmas Fair |
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Chelsea Physic Garden,
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Royal Hospital Road (entrance on Swan Walk),
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Kensington and Chelsea,
London,
SW3
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Brompton Road,
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| Penhaligon's |
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Brompton Road,
Kensington and Chelsea,
London,
SW3
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Kensington and Chelsea,
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| London Education |
| Royal College of Art |
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Kensington Gore,
Westminster,
London,
SW7
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11 minutes distance from Brompton Oratory
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| Royal College of Music |
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Prince Consort Road,
Westminster,
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SW7
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| G-Spa |
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Kensington and Chelsea,
London,
SW7
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| The Serpentine Lido |
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Westminster,
London,
W2
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| The Anglesea Arms |
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Selwood Terrace,
Kensington and Chelsea,
London,
SW7
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Thurloe Street,
Kensington and Chelsea,
London,
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The Oratory House,
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