Church of St Edmund is a Grade I listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 1950. A C17 Church. 4 related planning applications.
Church of St Edmund
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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
- Address
- Church of St Edmund, Lombard Street Ec3, City and County of the City of London, EC3V 9EA
- OS grid reference
- TQ 328 810
- Coordinates
- 51.51248, -0.08625
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Edmund, built between 1670 and 1679 by Sir Christopher Wren, is a Grade I listed building located on Lombard Street, EC3. It features a simple rectangular structure that includes a south tower and a shallow chancel to the north. The exterior is made of Portland stone and has round-arched windows. The east elevation is corniced and currently has three windows. The south door is also corniced and is flanked by low rectangular openings, with three larger windows above. The building is topped with a cornice that has a central pediment and a parapet that rises to the tower, which is adorned with urns. A central, bracketed clock is present on the tower. The upper stage of the tower features large single openings and a bracketed cornice, which is topped by a parapet and urns. The tower is capped with a lead-covered octagonal lantern and spire. The chancel has an open pediment, while the north elevation is obscured by adjacent buildings.
Inside, the church has a plain interior with blind arched panels that echo the window pattern. The ceiling is coved with a semi-vault in the chancel. The tower is flanked by lobbies that have an altered gallery above. Original fittings include a well-crafted reredos, pulpit, communion table and rails, doorcases, stalls, an organ case in two parts, and a font with a cover and rails, along with wainscot. The church also features paintings of Moses and Aaron and various wall tablets. A modern vestry is located at the east end.
Local climate
Church of St Edmund 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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- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2014
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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