Savoy Chapel (The Queen's Chapel of the Savoy) is a Grade II* listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1958. A Renaissance Chapel. 17 related planning applications.
Savoy Chapel (The Queen's Chapel of the Savoy)
- WRENN ID
- fading-turret-frost
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1958
- Type
- Chapel
- Period
- Renaissance
- Address
- Savoy Chapel (The Queen's Chapel of the Savoy), Savoy Hill Wc2, City of Westminster, WC2R 0DA
- OS grid reference
- TQ 305 807
- Coordinates
- 51.51054, -0.11987
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Savoy Chapel, also known as the Queen's Chapel of the Savoy, is a Grade II* listed chapel royal located on Savoy Hill in the City of Westminster. It was built between 1510 and 1516 as part of the Hospital of St John-the-Baptist. The south wall and bell turret were added around 1830 by Sir Robert Smirke, and the chapel underwent restoration in 1864 by Sidney Smirke. In 1940, it was adapted for the Royal Victorian Order, with further alterations and additions made between 1956 and 1957 by A B Knapp-Fisher.
The chapel is constructed of stone rubble with fine ashlar dressings and features an aisleless design with transepts. It has a small square tower topped with a simple bell turret that includes pointed arch openings at the south end. The chapel consists of five bays and has three-light, four-centred arched windows with drip moulds, all of which were restored by Sidney Smirke. Inside, the chapel boasts an enriched Tudor panelled ceiling and Tudor monuments, along with reset stained glass dating from the 13th to the 15th century.
Local climate
Savoy Chapel (The Queen's Chapel of the Savoy) 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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- Related listed building consents — 17 applications
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- 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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