Church of St Paul is a Grade II* listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1958. A Victorian Church. 6 related planning applications.
Church of St Paul
- WRENN ID
- fading-belfry-foxglove
- 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
- Church
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- Church of St Paul, Wilton Place Sw1, City of Westminster, SW1X 8RL
- OS grid reference
- TQ 281 796
- Coordinates
- 51.50145, -0.15574
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Paul is a church dating from 1840 to 1843, designed by Cundy Junior. Later alterations were made in 1871-2 by R J Withers, in 1892 by Bodley, and in 1889 with the addition of a side chapel by Blomfield. The church is constructed of yellow brick with Bath stone dressings and is in the Perpendicular Gothic style. The centrally placed western tower incorporates a clock.
The interior features galleries to the north, south, and west, supported by cast iron shafts. The layout includes an eight-bay nave and a five-bay chancel, all beneath an open timber roof. Significant painted decoration is present, along with a screen and organ case designed by Bodley. The east window contains stained glass designed by Bodley and executed by Lavers and Westlake in 1892. South chapel windows were created by Lavers and Westlake in 1895. Stained glass in the nave is the work of Wailes. The church is designated Grade II* for the exceptional quality of its interior.
Local climate
Church of St Paul 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 — 6 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 6 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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