Swedenborgian Church is a Grade II listed building in the Bromley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 June 1973. Church.

Swedenborgian Church

WRENN ID
waning-landing-lichen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bromley
Constituency
Beckenham and Penge MP: Liam Conlon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 June 1973
Type
Church
Address
Swedenborgian Church, Waldegrave Road Se19
OS grid reference
TQ 340 703
Coordinates
51.41649, -0.07386
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Swedenborgian Church, designed by architect Henley in 1883, is an example of an early and unusual use of concrete in church construction. The church features a north-west entrance with two octagonal towers topped with cement spires. These towers are adorned with columns and trefoil ornamentation in concrete. Between the towers, there is a gable with a round window and a double pointed arched doorcase. The nave includes traceried windows and a clerestory, while the building has a five-sided apse and a tiled roof.

Local climate

Swedenborgian Church sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% 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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