Church of All Souls, Langham Place is a Grade I listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. Church.
Church of All Souls, Langham Place
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of All Souls, Langham Place, Langham Place W1, City of Westminster
- OS grid reference
- TQ 289 815
- Coordinates
- 51.51815, -0.14305
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of All Souls, located on Langham Place, is a Grade I listed building designed by John Nash and constructed between 1822 and 1824. It was restored after sustaining damage during the war. The church is built of Bath stone and features a hipped slate roof. Its rectangular body is complemented by a circular portico at the southwest end, a tower, and a peristyle encircled spire, which serve as distinctive elements of this neoclassical hybrid design. This design not only closes the vista but also acts as a focal point for the change in direction of Nash's Via Triumphalis between Langham Place and Portland Place.
The circular portico, raised on a flight of steps, is supported by giant Ionic columns that carry an entablature and a balustraded parapet. Above the portico, the circular tower features an architraved and corniced entrance, rising to an open Corinthian columned peristyle that screens the base of the 12-sided stone spire. The main body of the church, extending to the northeast, is constructed in plain ashlar over two storeys, with six-window sides that have square-headed windows in the lower register and semicircular arched windows above. The structure includes a plinth, plat band, sill band, crowning cornice, and blocking course.
Inside, the church features a gallery supported by chamfered piers, with Corinthian columns rising to a flat ceiling that has an enriched cove. There is also a circular vestibule at the base of the tower. A copy of a bust of Nash by Behnes is located in the portico.
Local climate
Church of All Souls, Langham Place 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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