Polish Roman Catholic Church of St John the Evangelist is a Grade II listed building in the Wandsworth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 April 1983. A C19 Church. 3 related planning applications.
Polish Roman Catholic Church of St John the Evangelist
- WRENN ID
- fallow-chancel-hawthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wandsworth
- Constituency
- Putney MP: Fleur Anderson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 April 1983
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Polish Roman Catholic Church of St John the Evangelist, St John's Avenue Sw15, SW15 6AL
- OS grid reference
- TQ 238 749
- Coordinates
- 51.45987, -0.21934
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Polish Roman Catholic Church of St John the Evangelist was founded in 1858 and designed by Charles Lee. Originally named St John the Evangelist, it is constructed from Kentish rag with ashlar dressings, employing elements of the Early English and Decorated styles, and has a slate roof. The asymmetrical design is dominated by a tall, angle-buttressed north-west tower topped with a stone broach spire pierced by lucarnes.
Inside, the church features octagonal piers supporting four-bay arcades to the nave, and an open timber truss roof. It includes two-light clerestory windows, a chancel arch, and an open timber chancel roof. The east window is composed of lancets and wheel tracery. Further windows are three-light, located to the west and in the transept. A gabled, octagonal baptistery is situated to the north-east.
Local climate
Polish Roman Catholic Church of St John the Evangelist 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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