Church of St Sepulchre is a Grade I listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 1950. A Mid C15 and late C17 Church. 5 related planning applications.
Church of St Sepulchre
- WRENN ID
- odd-gateway-pine
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- City of London
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 January 1950
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Mid C15 and late C17
- Address
- Church of St Sepulchre, Holborn Viaduct Ec1, City and County of the City of London, EC1A 2EJ
- OS grid reference
- TQ 317 814
- Coordinates
- 51.5167, -0.10222
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Sepulchre, located on Holborn Viaduct, dates from the mid-15th century and late 17th century, with later alterations and refacings. The building is approximately rectangular, featuring continuous aisles to both the nave and chancel. St Stephen's Chapel projects to the north, while a three-storey porch is situated to the south. The stone walls, which have been variously repaired and refaced, are original and include late 17th-century classical arcades with seven bays and an east window. The plaster ceilings were reconstructed in 1837. Inside, there are numerous monuments, an organ case from 1677, a reredos, and carved woodwork. A 17th-century sundial is located on the south side, and there is an 18th-century wrought iron gate leading to the porch. The vestries to the northeast are partially based on a design dated 1791, although they were reconstructed in 1962 and feature Venetian windows. Attached to the east wall is a memorial bust of Charles Lamb, which was removed from Christchurch, Newgate Street.
Local climate
Church of St Sepulchre sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
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- Radon risk assessment
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