Church of St Lawrence Jewry is a Grade I listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 1950. A Baroque Church. 1 related planning application.
Church of St Lawrence Jewry
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- 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
- Baroque
- Address
- Church of St Lawrence Jewry, Gresham Street Ec2, City and County of the City of London, EC2V 7BB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 324 813
- Coordinates
- 51.51533, -0.09244
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Lawrence Jewry, built between 1670 and 1686 by Sir Christopher Wren, is a Grade I listed building located on the north side of Gresham Street, EC2. The church has a rectangular body, featuring a north aisle and a west tower, which is flanked by a vestibule and a chapel. The interior was destroyed during World War II and has been rebuilt in a near facsimile, although a clergy house has been added to the west end of the north aisle.
The exterior is constructed of Portland stone and includes round arched windows, with segmental arches in the attic or clerestory. The east elevation is elaborately designed with an engaged Corinthian portico set on a high pedestal, topped with a pediment against the attic. The south side features circular windows at either end above doorways, although the eastern doorway is now blocked. The north side is made of rubble with Portland stone dressings. The plain west front has two windows and a central doorway, with the tower rising above it. This tower is adorned with an entablature and balustrade, featuring four obelisks, and is crowned by a lead-covered lantern and spire.
Inside, the church boasts Corinthian pilasters that support a heavily beamed ceiling, but there are no old fittings remaining.
Local climate
Church of St Lawrence Jewry 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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