Christ Church is a Grade II listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 March 1979. Church. 3 related planning applications.

Christ Church

WRENN ID
muted-stronghold-plum
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill MP: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 March 1979
Type
Church
Address
Christ Church, Union Grove Sw8, SW8 2QJ
OS grid reference
TQ 298 764
Coordinates
51.47218, -0.13208
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Christ Church is a church constructed between 1861 and 1862 by Benjamin Ferrey. It is built in the Early 14th century style, with coursed rubble masonry and freestone dressings. The church comprises a nave, aisles of almost equal height under separate roofs, and a lower chancel with shorter aisles. A link connects the south chancel aisle to an octagonal vestry building dating from 1898. North and south porches are also present.

Inside, the church provides a spacious atmosphere. The five-bay nave features alternating round and octagonal columns. The roof is timbered, with collar beams and windbraces. A screen was added to the north chapel in 1906. A notable feature is an elaborate pulpit crafted from polished stones. Stained glass windows are by Clayton and Bell.

Local climate

Christ Church 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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