St Martin's Vicarage is a Grade II* listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. Vicarage.

St Martin's Vicarage

WRENN ID
half-attic-root
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 February 1970
Type
Vicarage
Address
St Martin's Vicarage, 6, St Martin's Lane Wc2, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 300 805
Coordinates
51.50917, -0.12672
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

St Martin's Vicarage is an end-of-terrace town house built around 1827-1830, with a mid-19th century attic storey, likely designed by John Nash. The building is constructed of stucco and has a slate roof. The entrance front faces west, while the side elevation is related to the facade of the Vestry Hall, reflecting Nash's design approach in the area.

The structure has five storeys and a basement. The west front features a full-height canted bay with three windows and a single window above the entrance, along with a three-window wide return. The ground floor is channelled, and there is a Doric column porch to the left with a balustraded parapet. The windows are recessed glazing bar sashes set in shallow moulded architraves, with those on the first floor having cornices above. There is a pseudo-pedestal on the first floor with balustrading in front of the windows, a projecting cornice over the third floor, and an attic cornice with a blocking course.

The cornices and other details extend to the south side, which features architraved tripartite glazing bar sashes similar to those on the Vestry Hall. The property is enclosed by cast iron spear and mace head area railings. St Martin's Vicarage is part of the St Martin's Parochial Buildings and exemplifies Nash's varied architectural style.

Local climate

St Martin's Vicarage 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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