Parish Church of St Mary Abbot and Railings to Churchyard is a Grade II* listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1949. A Victorian Church. 3 related planning applications.

Parish Church of St Mary Abbot and Railings to Churchyard

WRENN ID
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Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater MP: Joe Powell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 July 1949
Type
Church
Period
Victorian
Address
Parish Church of St Mary Abbot and Railings to Churchyard, Kensington Church Street W8, W8 4LA
OS grid reference
TQ 256 797
Coordinates
51.50235, -0.19172
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The parish church of St Mary Abbot is a Victorian structure, rebuilt between 1869 and 1872 by Sir Gilbert Scott. It is constructed of rubblestone with ashlar dressings, and is designed in the geometrical style. The church includes an aisled nave, a lower chancel, and an eastern tower surmounted by a broach spire with double corner pinnacles and lucarnes. A vaulted entrance cloister was added between 1889 and 1893 by Micklethwaite and Somers Clarke. The building contains monuments and a pulpit from a former church, as well as a good Victorian font. The listing also includes the railings to the churchyard.

Local climate

Parish Church of St Mary Abbot and Railings to Churchyard 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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  • Sale history — 4 transactions since 2001
  • Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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  • Radon risk assessment
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