Church of St Luke is a Grade I listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1954. A 1824 Church. 2 related planning applications.

Church of St Luke

WRENN ID
tattered-foundation-alder
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Chelsea and Fulham MP: Ben Coleman (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 June 1954
Type
Church
Period
1824
Address
Church of St Luke, Sydney Street Sw3, SW3 6NH
OS grid reference
TQ 271 783
Coordinates
51.48964, -0.16935
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Luke is a church built in 1824, designed by architect James Savage. It is constructed of stone and features a Late Gothic style, characterized by flying buttresses above the aisles, an open arcaded west front, and a delicately embattled west tower with pinnacles. Inside, the church has a galleried interior and a stone vaulted roof.

Local climate

Church of St Luke 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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