Church of St John the Evangelist is a Grade II* listed building in the Hammersmith and Fulham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1954. A Victorian Church. 11 related planning applications.
Church of St John the Evangelist
- WRENN ID
- twisted-bracket-bracken
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Constituency
- Hammersmith and Chiswick MP: Andy Slaughter (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1954
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- Church of St John the Evangelist, Glenthorne Road W6
- OS grid reference
- TQ 229 787
- Coordinates
- 51.49469, -0.22992
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St John the Evangelist is a church built between 1857 and 1859, designed by William Butterfield. A south chapel was added in 1898, by J.F. Bentley. The church is constructed of yellow brick with decorative bands and patterns of red brick, along with some stone detailing. It has a tiled slate roof. The design is a lofty town church, featuring an aisled nave of 4½ bays, a lower chancel, and a south-west tower with a saddleback roof and entrance. A north annex is built in an early English/Geometrical style.
The interior is considered fine, showcasing multicoloured brickwork above pointed arcades and circular piers. A fine, cusped roof is also present. The church features a reredos of coloured marble, tiles, and mastic inlay. Other notable interior elements include a stone font, a timber pulpit, candelabra, and ironwork doors, all designed by Butterfield. Stained glass windows in the aisle are the work of Alexander Gibbs (1863-73), with additional glass by Kempe in the south-east chapel. Altar rails in the south-east chapel, along with the organ case, litany desk, cross, and candlesticks, are by Bentley.
Local climate
Church of St John the Evangelist sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 14 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 11 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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