Gurdwara Sahib Woolwich (Former Woolwich Methodist Church) is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1973. Gurdwara, church. 9 related planning applications.

Gurdwara Sahib Woolwich (Former Woolwich Methodist Church)

WRENN ID
lost-remnant-root
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Greenwich
Constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich MP: Matthew Pennycook (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 June 1973
Type
Gurdwara, church
Address
Gurdwara Sahib Woolwich (Former Woolwich Methodist Church), 1, Calderwood Street, London, SE18 6QW
OS grid reference
TQ 432 788
Coordinates
51.49039, 0.06263
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Gurdwara Sahib Woolwich, formerly known as Woolwich Methodist Church, was built in 1816. This two-storey building features five windows and is constructed of multicoloured stock brick. The three central bays project slightly, and there is a stone cornice that is broken back at the sides. Above this, a high, stone-coped brick parapet is topped with a further cornice and a pediment that includes a blank round window.

The windows on both floors are round-headed and set in round arched recesses. There is a stone band at the first floor cill and a stuccoed band at first floor level. Access to the building is via six steps leading to a prostyle Tuscan porch, which has a blocking course above the cornice. The five-bay returns also have round arched windows, but without recesses. All arches are made of gauged brick, and the glazing has been replaced, including the central double entrance door. The door features a cornice head and a radial leaded fanlight, positioned under an arch that is the same width as the recesses on either side. A stone plaque in the centre of the parapet reads "The Methodist Chapel, 1816." The building was converted into a Sikh place of worship during the late 1970s.

Local climate

Gurdwara Sahib Woolwich (Former Woolwich Methodist Church) 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 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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