Church of St Matthias is a Grade II listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1950. Church. 12 related planning applications.
Church of St Matthias
- WRENN ID
- dim-cinder-moth
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Constituency
- Richmond Park MP: Sarah Olney (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1950
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Matthias, Kings Road
- OS grid reference
- TQ 185 744
- Coordinates
- 51.45668, -0.29574
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Matthias, situated at the corner of King’s Road, Church Road and Mount Ararat Road, was built in 1858 by Sir George Gilbert Scott. It is constructed of ragstone in a Gothic style. The church comprises a nave and aisles, a lancet clerestory, a chancel, and an apse. A prominent north-west tower rises to a tall spire. The tower features a buttressed base stage, angle buttresses above, tall traceried belfry windows (a pair on each side), a traceried parapet, and a tall, octagonal broach spire. A wheel window is located above the entrance porch.
Local climate
Church of St Matthias 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 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% 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 — 6 transactions since 2004
- Related listed building consents — 12 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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