Church of St Matthew is a Grade II* listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. A Victorian Church. 4 related planning applications.

Church of St Matthew

WRENN ID
empty-quartz-thunder
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater MP: Joe Powell (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Church
Period
Victorian
Address
Church of St Matthew, St Petersburgh Place W2, City of Westminster, W2 4LA
OS grid reference
TQ 256 807
Coordinates
51.51167, -0.19115
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Matthew is a Grade II* listed building located on Petersburgh Place in the City of Westminster. Built in 1880 by architect J. Johnson, it is designed in the Geometrical Gothic style. The church features a four-bay nave and a short chancel, along with a south-west tower that has a recessed spire and corner pinnacles. The central entrance leads to a narthex with a gallery above. Inside, the chancel arch is flanked by subsidiary arches, and there are two-light clerestory windows with applied shafts in between, as well as lancet windows in the aisles. The interior also includes Victorian stained glass, notably the south-east window which is likely by Morris and Co.

Local climate

Church of St Matthew 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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