List of churches in the City of Westminster explained

This is a list of cathedrals, churches and chapels in the City of Westminster within the Greater London. The list focuses on the more permanent churches and buildings which identify themselves as places of Christian worship. The denominations appended are those by which they self-identify.

History

London's churches and chapels are extraordinarily numerous and diverse. Anglican and nonconformist churches and chapels are most numerous, but there are also many Catholic churches as well as places of worship for non-Christian religions.

Most of the Anglican churches lie within the Anglican dioceses of London to the north and Southwark to the south. The Catholic dioceses that cover Greater London are, north of the Thames and west of the Lea, the Diocese of Westminster; south of the Thames the Archdiocese of Southwark; and north of the Thames and east of the Lea, the Diocese of Brentwood.

Significance

Although many churches and chapels were entirely or partly lost to 19th-century demolitions and to bombing in the Second World War, many historic, architecturally significant and religiously significant buildings remain, particularly in the City of London and the City of Westminster. A number of the churches are mentioned in the nursery rhyme Oranges and Lemons. Churches in this list belong to various denominations, as indicated.

List of churches

Active churches

Church name	Location	Dedication	Web	Founded	Denomination	Notes
St Clement Danes	Strand	Pope Clement I	^[1]	C9th	Anglican	Rebuilt C11th, C14th, 1680–1682, 1958
Westminster Abbey	Westminster	Peter	^[2]	C10th		Royal Peculiar. Rebuilt 1245–1517
St Margaret, Westminster	Westminster	Margaret the Virgin	^[3]	C11th		Rebuilt 1486–1523. Now under governance of W. Abbey
St Marylebone Parish Church	Marylebone	Mary	^[4]	C12th		Relocated 1400, rebuilt 1742, relocated 1813–1817
St Martin-in-the-Fields	Trafalgar Square	Martin of Tours	^[5]	C13th		Rebuilt 1542, 1721–1726
St Mary le Strand	Strand	Mary	^[6]	C13th		Met in St Clement Danes 1549–1714. Rebuilt 1714–1723
St Mary on Paddington Green	Little Venice	Mary	^[7]	Medieval		Rebuilt 1791. Previous buildings were St Nicholas' & St James's
Savoy Chapel	Strand	John the Baptist	^[8]	1512		Royal peculiar
	St James			1623–1625		Chapel Royal. External adjunct to St James's Palace
St Paul, Covent Garden	Covent Garden	Paul	^[9]	1631–1633		Known as 'the actors' church'. First post-Reformation UK church
St James, Piccadilly	Piccadilly	James	^[10]	1684		Restored following Blitz
St Anne, Soho	Soho	Anne	^[11]	1677–1686		Destroyed 1940, rebuilt 1990–1991
St George, Hanover Square	Mayfair	George	^[12]	1721–1725
		Richard Grosvenor	^[13]	1730		Became chapel of ease 1829
		Annunciation	^[14]	1787		Chapel of ease until rebuilding 1912–13
St John's Wood Church	St John's Wood	None?	^[15]	1814		Chapel of ease until 1952
St Matthew, Bayswater	Bayswater	Matthew	^[16]	1818		Rebuilt 1882
St Mary, Bryanston Square	Marylebone	Mary	^[17]	1823–1824		Commissioners' church. Recent HTB church plant
		All Souls	^[18]	1824		Commissioners' church
St Peter, Eaton Square	Belgravia	Peter	^[19]	1824–1827		Commissioners' church. Rebuilt 1837, and 1991 following arson
St John the Evangelist, Hyde Park	Paddington	John the Evangelist	^[20]	1832
St James, Paddington	Paddington	James the Less	^[21]	1841–1843		Rebuilt 1882, renovated 1958
St Paul, Knightsbridge	Knightsbridge	Paul	^[22]	1843
St Barnabas, Pimlico	Pimlico	Barnabas	^[23]	1847–1850
St Matthew, Westminster	Westminster	Matthew	^[24]	1849–1851		Rebuilt 1984 following arson
St Gabriel, Warwick Square	Pimlico	Gabriel	^[25]	1851–1853		Anglo-Catholic
St Saviour, Warwick Avenue	Warwick Avenue	Jesus		1855–1856		Rebuilt 1976. United with St Mary on Paddington Green 2010
St Stephen, Westbourne Park	Westbourne	Stephen	^[26]	1856
		All Saints	^[27]	1850–1859		Anglo-Catholic
St James the Less, Pimlico	Pimlico	James the Less	^[28]	1858–1861
St Saviour, Pimlico	Pimlico	Jesus	^[29]	1863–1864
St Cyprian, Clarence Gate	Marylebone	Cyprian	^[30]	1866		Rebuilt 1903
St Augustine, Kilburn	Kilburn	Augustine of C?	^[31]	1870		Rebuilt 1880. Bishop of Fulham
St Mary Magdalene, Paddington	Paddington	Mary Magdalene	^[32]	1867–1872
St Mary, Bourne Street	Sloane Square	Mary	^[33]	1874
St Luke, West Kilburn	West Kilburn	Luke	^[34]	1876–1877
St David's Welsh Church, Paddington Green	Paddington	David of Wales		1885		First building 1890, rebuilt 1896
Emmanuel, Harrow Road	Paddington	Jesus		1886		Rebuilt 1995. United with St Luke's West Kilburn
Holy Trinity, South Kensington	S Kensington	Trinity	^[35]	1901		Earlier chapel in area dates back to 1629
Christ Church Mayfair	Mayfair	Jesus	^[36]	2001	Anglican / Co-Mission	Church plant from St Helen's Bishopsgate. Building was CoE
Our Lady of the Assumption & St Gregory	Warwick Street	Mary & Gregory	^[37]	1730s	Roman Catholic	Rebuilt 1789–1790. Central church of Ordinariate of OL Walsingham
	Soho Square	Patrick	^[38]	1792		Rebuilt 1893. Masses in Spanish and Portuguese
St James, Spanish Place		James	^[39]	1793–1796		Originally connected with Spanish Embassy. New building 1890
Our Lady of St John's Wood	St John's Wood	Mary	^[40]	1832		Rebuilt 1836
		Imm Conception	^[41]	1849		served by the Society of Jesus. Parish church from 1966
Our Lady of the Rosary	Marylebone	Mary	^[42]	1855		Rebuilt 1963
		Mary	^[43]	1851–1857
		Charles Borromeo	^[44]	1861–1863		parish associated with the Neocatechumenal Way
		Mary	^[45]	1865		Francophone church. Building early C19th, reconstructed 1948–1953
Our Lady of Lourdes & St Vincent de Paul	Harrow Road	Mary & Vincent	^[46]	1876		Building 1882, rebuilt 1976
	Westminster	Precious Blood	^[47]	1895–1903
Our Lady of Sorrows/Our Lady of Lebanon	Paddington	Mary	^[48]	1912		including services in both the Latin and Maronite rites
Holy Apostles, Pimlico		Apostles	^[49]	1917		Old chapel of ease destroyed 1941. Rebuilt as parish church 1957
Our Lady, Queen of Heaven, Queensway	Queensway	Mary	^[50]	1954		Became parish in 1973. Mass in English. Popular with visitors and tourists because of its location.
Our Lady, Queen of the World Convent Chapel	St John's Wood
Sacred Heart of Jesus	Westminster
		Holy Family		1965	Ukrainian Catholic	Building erected 1887 as King's Weigh House Congregational
		Wisdom of God	^[51]	1877–1879		Replaced earlier church of Christ our Saviour, London Wall
Annunciation of the Mother of God						Archdiocesan Chapel^[52]
		Dormition & All Sts		1956		Building erected as All Saints Anglican church 1849
	St John's Wood		^[53]	1826	Baptist	Moved to present site 1900s
Hinde Street Methodist Church	Marylebone		^[54]	1807–1810	Methodist	Part of West London Methodist Mission; see also King's Cross MC
	Westminster		^[55]	1905–1912	Methodist
St Paul's United Reformed Church		Paul		^[56]		Formerly Presbyterian
Swiss Church in London	Covent Garden		^[57]	1762	?	French, German. First building 1775, current one 1855
	Marylebone		^[58]	1911		Only Swedish church in London
			^[59]	1550	French Protestant	Building erected 1891–1893. Only Huguenot church in London
New Life Bible Presbyterian Church			^[60]	1993	Presbyterian	Separated from URC, meets in ex-URC building
			^[61]	1711		Rebuilt 1909. Oldest CoS church in England
			^[62]	1882
Orange Street Congregational Church			^[63]	1787
			^[64]	1840		founded as Congregational. New building 1865
Westminster Meeting House	Westminster		^[65]
Rossmore Hall Evangelical Church					Brethren^[66]
Hope Community Church			^[67]		Independent	Meets in a cafe. Was Covent Garden Evangelical Church^[68]
Hope Hall			^[69]	C19th	Independent

Defunct churches

Church name	Neighbourhood	Dedication	Founded	Ended	Denomination	Notes
St Peter, Vere Street	Marylebone	Peter	1722	C20th	Anglican	Once known as Oxford Chapel. Now home to London Institute for Contemporary Christianity
St John, Smith Square	Smith Square	John the Evangelist	1728	1941		Restored 1962–1969, now used as a concert hall
St Mark, Mayfair	Mayfair	Mark	1825–1828	1974		Now used for events and other church groups
Holy Trinity, Marylebone	Marylebone	Trinity	1828	1930s		Now used for holding events
Christ Church, Harrow Road	Paddington	Jesus	1842	1940		Demolished 1953^[70]
Holy Trinity, Bishop's Bridge Road	Paddington	Trinity	1846	1971		Demolished 1984
All Saints, Norfolk Square	Paddington	All Saints	1848	1919		Demolished 1961
Christ Church, Lancaster Gate	Paddington	Jesus	1856	1977		Demolished
St Philip, Manor Place	Paddington	Philip	1861	1893		Demolished
St Michael & All Angels, Star Street	Paddington	Michael & Angels	1864	1964		Demolished 1967
Christ Church Down Street	Mayfair	Jesus	1865	1990s		Closed 1990s but now used by Christ Church Mayfair, a new CoE church (see above)
St Luke, Tavistock Road	Paddington	Luke	1868	1963		Demolished
St Peter, Elgin Avenue	Paddington	Peter	1871	1975		Demolished
St Paul, Harrow Road	Paddington	Paul	1874	1947		Demolished
St Jude, Lancefield Street	Paddington	Jude	1879	1959		Demolished
St Martha, Cirencester Street	Paddington	Martha	1880	1957		Demolished
St Simon, Saltram Crescent	Paddington	Simon the Zealot	1899	1978
Enon Chapel			1823	1839	Baptist
West Street Chapel	St James		1741	early C19th	Methodist	No longer used as a church
Queen's Park United Reformed Church	Harrow Road				URC

Related lists

• List of churches in London
• List of Christopher Wren churches in London
• List of places of worship in London, 1804
• Union of Benefices Act 1860
• Commission for Building Fifty New Churches

External links/sources

• Anglican Diocese of London
• Baptist Union Churches
• Church of England Parish Finder
• Church of England churches in central London
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• The History Files Churches of the British Isles
• Congregational Churches in London
• Friends of the City Churches
• Gospel Hall Finder
• Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain
• Love's Guide to the Church Bells of the City of London
• Methodist Church of Great Britain Church Search
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood Parishes A-Z
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster – Virtual Diocese
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark – Parish Directory
• Seventh-day Adventist Churches in London
• United Reformed Church Find A Church
• Redeemed Christian Church of God

Notes and References

1. Web site: RAF – RAF Station homepage. here. RAF Details. www.raf.mod.uk. en. 2017-10-03.
2. Web site: Westminster Abbey » Home. www.westminster-abbey.org. 2017-10-03.
3. Web site: St Margaret's Church. www.westminster-abbey.org. 2017-10-03.
4. Web site: St Marylebone Parish Church. www.stmarylebone.org. en-gb. 2017-10-03.
5. Web site: St Martin-in-the-Fields – Trafalgar Square, London concerts. www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org. en-US. 2017-10-03.
6. Web site: St Mary le Strand. St Mary le Strand. 2017-10-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20161105115612/http://www.stmarylestrand.org/. 2016-11-05. dead.
7. Web site: The Parish of Little Venice. www.parishoflittlevenice.com. en. 2017-10-05.
8. News: Home – The Queen's Chapel of the Savoy. 2013-09-26. The Queen's Chapel of the Savoy. 2017-10-03. en-US.
9. Web site: Actors Church – St Paul's Church, Covent Garden. actorschurch.org. en-GB. 2017-10-03.
10. Web site: St James's Church Piccadilly London. St James's Church Piccadilly London. 2017-10-03.
11. Web site: St Anne's Soho Community church – prayer and worship. stannes-soho.org.uk. en-GB. 2017-10-03.
12. Web site: Welcome to the Parish Church of St George, Hanover Square, Mayfair, London. www.stgeorgeshanoversquare.org. 2017-10-03.
13. Web site: The Grosvenor Chapel – Home. www.grosvenorchapel.org.uk. en. 2017-10-03.
14. Web site: Annunciation, Marble Arch. www.annunciationmarblearch.org.uk. 2017-10-03.
15. Web site: St John's Wood Church. www.stjohnswoodchurch.org.uk. en-US. 2017-10-03.
16. Web site: Welcome to St Matthew's Church, Bayswater – St Matthew's Church, Bayswater. www.stmatthewsbayswater.org.uk. en-GB. 2017-10-03.
17. Web site: Welcome to St Mary's London – St Mary's Church London. St Mary's Church London. en-US. 2017-10-03.
18. Web site: All Souls, Langham Place. www.allsouls.org. 2017-10-03.
19. Web site: St Peter's Church on Eaton Square. www.stpetereatonsquare.co.uk. en-gb. 2017-10-03.
20. Web site: Home. St John's Hyde Park. en-US. 2017-10-03.
21. News: Home. St James's Church. 2017-10-05. en-US.
22. Web site: Welcome to St Paul's Church Knightsbridge – SPKB. www.stpaulsknightsbridge.org. 2017-10-03.
23. Web site: St Barnabas, Pimlico – Welcome. St Barnabas, Pimlico. 2017-10-05.
24. Web site: St Matthew's Westminster. St Matthew's Westminster. 2017-10-03.
25. Web site: St Gabriel's Pimlico an Anglo-Catholic church in Pimlico. St Gabriel's Pimlico. en-US. 2017-10-03.
26. Web site: Home – St Stephens Church. www.ststephens.london. en-US. 2017-10-05.
27. Web site: All Saints Margaret Street. Church of St Peter, Great Berkhamsted. 2017-10-03.
28. Web site: St James the Less, Pimlico A Christ Centred Transforming Community. www.sjtl.org. en-GB. 2017-10-03.
29. Web site: St Saviour's, Pimlico. St Saviour's, Pimlico. 2017-10-03.
30. Web site: St Cyprian's Clarence Gate. St Cyprian's Clarence Gate. 2017-10-03.
31. Web site: Home – S. Augustine, Kilburn. www.saugustinekilburn.org.uk. 2017-10-03.
32. Web site: St Mary Magdalene's Church. St Mary Magdalene's Church. en-US. 2017-10-05.
33. Web site: St Mary's Bourne Street. Street. St Mary's Bourne. www.stmarysbournest.com. en. 2017-10-03.
34. News: Our sister church – Emmanuel. 2007-06-28. Welcome to St Luke's. 2017-10-05. en-US.
35. News: Home. Holy Trinity. 2017-10-05. en-US.
36. Web site: Christ Church Mayfair. www.christchurchmayfair.org. en-US. 2017-10-05.
37. Web site: About the Parish RC Church of Our Lady of the Assumption & St Gregory. parish.rcdow.org.uk. en-GB. 2017-10-03.
38. Web site: St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church Soho Square. stpatricksoho.org. en-US. 2017-10-04.
39. Web site: St James's Roman Catholic Church . www.sjrcc.org.uk. en-GB. 22 January 2019.
40. Web site: Church of Our Lady. Church of Our Lady. en-GB. 2017-10-03.
41. Web site: Farm Street Church. IN. REMEMBER TO FILL THIS. www.farmstreet.org.uk. 2017-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20171006213421/http://farmstreet.org.uk/default.php. 2017-10-06. dead.
42. Web site: Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rosary. parish.rcdow.org.uk. en-GB. 2017-10-03.
43. Web site: St. Mary of the Angels. www.humilitas.org. en-US. 2017-10-04.
44. Web site: St Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church – Ogle Street. St Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church – Ogle Street. en-US. 2017-10-04.
45. Web site: Notre Dame de France. www.ndfchurch.org. en-US. 2017-10-04.
46. Web site: RC Church of Our Lady of Lourdes & St Vincent de Paul. parish.rcdow.org.uk. en-GB. 2017-10-03.
47. Web site: Welcome to Westminster Cathedral. www.westminstercathedral.org.uk. 21 January 2019.
48. Web site: Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Sorrows. parish.rcdow.org.uk. en-GB. 2017-10-03.
49. Web site: Holy Apostles Catholic Church ». www.holyapostlespimlico.org. en-US. 2017-10-04.
50. Web site: Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady, Queen of Heaven. parish.rcdow.org.uk. en-GB. 2017-10-04.
51. Web site: Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Divine Wisdom (Hagia Sophia). www.stsophia.org.uk. en-gb. 2017-10-04.
52. Web site: Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain – The Archdiocesan Chapel of the Annunciation of the Mother of God. www.thyateira.org.uk. 2017-10-04.
53. Web site: Home. sjwrbc.org. en-gb. 2017-10-04.
54. Web site: Hinde Street Methodist Church. Hinde Street Methodist Church. 2017-10-04.
55. Web site: Home – Methodist Central Hall, Westminster. Methodist Central Hall, Westminster. en-US. 2017-10-04.
56. Web site: Ship of Fools: The Mystery Worshipper. www.shipoffools.com. 2017-10-05.
57. Web site: Home – Swiss Church in London. Swiss Church in London. en-US. 2017-10-07.
58. Web site: Svenska kyrkan i London. www.svenskakyrkan.se. 2017-10-05.
59. Web site: ACCUEIL – EGLISE PROTESTANTE. EGLISE PROTESTANTE. fr-FR. 2017-10-05.
60. Web site: New Life Bible-Presbyterian Church London. www.newlifebpc.org.uk. 2017-10-05.
61. Web site: Crown Court Church of Scotland. Crown Court Church of Scotland. en-GB. 2017-10-05.
62. Web site: regenthallband.com. www.regenthallband.com. 2017-10-05.
63. Web site: Congregational Church, Orange Street, London, England, Britain, UK. www.orange-street-church.org. 2017-10-05.
64. Web site: Welcome to Westminster Chapel. Westminster Chapel. en-GB. 2017-10-05.
65. Web site: Westminster Quaker Meeting House – An oasis of calm in central London. www.westminsterquakers.org.uk. en-GB. 2017-10-05.
66. Web site: Ship of Fools: The Mystery Worshipper. www.shipoffools.com. 2017-10-05.
67. Web site: Hope Community Church. Hope Community Church. en-US. 2017-10-05.
68. Web site: Ship of Fools: The Mystery Worshipper. www.shipoffools.com. 2017-10-05.
69. Web site: Hope Hall Kilburn London – About Us. Hope Hall (Kilburn, London). en-GB. 2017-10-05.
70. Web site: Paddington: Churches British History Online. www.british-history.ac.uk. en. 2017-10-05.