Church of the Sacred Heart is a Grade II listed building in the Wandsworth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1954. A Victorian Church. 5 related planning applications.

Church of the Sacred Heart

WRENN ID
dim-kitchen-martin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wandsworth
Constituency
Battersea MP: Marsha De Cordova (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 June 1954
Type
Church
Period
Victorian
Address
Church of the Sacred Heart, Trott Street Sw11
OS grid reference
TQ 269 765
Coordinates
51.47401, -0.1729
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of the Sacred Heart, built in 1872 by F A Walters, is a Grade II listed building located on Trott Street. It is designed in the Romanesque style and constructed of red brick, featuring stone sills and some stone dressings at the entrance. The church comprises a nave and aisles, which are highlighted by arched clerestory windows. At the east end, there is an apsidal chancel, and the west tower is topped with an octagonal broached spire. Inside, the church has a barrel vaulted ceiling.

Local climate

Church of the Sacred Heart 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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