St Francis Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Barnet local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 April 1983. Chapel. 4 related planning applications.
St Francis Chapel
- WRENN ID
- vacant-chamber-ochre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Barnet
- Constituency
- Hendon MP: David Pinto-Duschinsky (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 April 1983
- Type
- Chapel
- Address
- St Francis Chapel, the Ridgeway Nw7, NW7 4EH
- OS grid reference
- TQ 221 931
- Coordinates
- 51.62363, -0.23679
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
St Francis Chapel, originally the chapel to St Mary's Abbey School, was built in 1888-9 by Goldie, Child and Goldie. It is constructed of red brick with stone detailing and has a slate roof topped by a pyramidal tower over the crossing, with a single lucarne (dormer window) on each face. The building is designed in the Early English style, with a cruciform plan incorporating a nave and three side chapels on each side. A single-story cloister walk runs behind the chapel, connecting the convent with Holcombe House via the sacristies. The west elevation features a large rose window, while the south side has a large window composed of four lancets. Paired lancets are located at clerestory level. The interior features a simple vaulted timber roof in the tower, and barrel-vaulted roofs in the nave and chapels. The interior walls are lined with yellow stock brick and contain simple stone moulded arches at the crossing and leading into the side chapels. Original features include the nuns' stalls and the organ positioned behind the altar, along with a metal altar rail, candle holders, and chandeliers.
Local climate
St Francis Chapel 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 98% 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 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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 — 5 transactions since 2007
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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