Church of Our Lady of Holy Souls is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1969. Church.

Church of Our Lady of Holy Souls

WRENN ID
leaning-merlon-vale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater MP: Joe Powell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 April 1969
Type
Church
Address
Church of Our Lady of Holy Souls, Bosworth Road W10
OS grid reference
TQ 244 822
Coordinates
51.52537, -0.20799
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of Our Lady of Holy Souls is a Roman Catholic church built in 1881, designed by J F Bentley. It features red brick construction with stone bands and a slate roof, showcasing an Early English architectural style. The church has a nave with a tall clerestory, aisles, a transept, and a lower choir. The entrance is located at the west end, which is adorned with three lancet windows above it. Additionally, there is a small octagonal tower with a spire situated at the south-west corner. The south aisle of the church has a return facade that is virtually windowless.

Local climate

Church of Our Lady of Holy Souls 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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