Historic churches · London
St John's Notting Hill
St John's Notting Hill — church in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Holland Park · 0.4 km
- Free entry
About
St John's Notting Hill is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Built in the Gothic Revival style. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, UK". Coordinates: 51.5107°, -0.2058°.
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St John's Notting Hill is a Victorian Anglican church built in 1845 in Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill, London, designed by the architects John Hargrave Stevens (1805/06–1857) and George Alexander (1810–1885), and built in the Victorian Gothic style. Dedicated to St John the Evangelist, the church was originally built as the centrepiece of the Ladbroke Estate, a mid nineteenth century housing development designed to attract upper- and upper middle-class residents to what was then a largely rural neighbourhood in the western suburbs of London.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St John's Notting Hill is a Victorian Anglican church built in 1845 in Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill, London, designed by the architects John Hargrave Stevens (1805/06–1857) and George Alexander (1810–1885), and built in the Victorian Gothic style. Dedicated to St John the Evangelist, the church was originally built as the centrepiece of the Ladbroke Estate, a mid nineteenth century housing development designed to attract upper- and upper middle-class residents to what was then a largely rural neighbourhood in the western suburbs of London.
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Background
History
In 1821 James Weller Ladbroke (died 1847) and his architect Thomas Allason (1790–1852) began to plan an estate on land which now spans the southern end of Ladbroke Grove. From 1837 to 1841 a significant part of this land was used as the Hippodrome race-course. The hill that is now surmounted by St John's was used by spectators as a natural grandstand to view the races. The Hippodrome was not however a financial success, and by 1843 it had closed, the circular racecourse soon to be replaced by crescents of stuccoed houses. St John's Church, now a Grade II listed building, forms the high point and centrepiece of the Ladbroke estate, and is dedicated to St John the Evangelist. It was built to…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5107, -0.2058
- District
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Parish
- Kensington and Chelsea, unparished area
- Postcode
- W11 2NP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
- Nearest railway station
- Holland Park — 0.4 km
- Official site
- www.stjohnsnottinghill.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7593603 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St John's, Notting Hill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St. Johns Church blue plaque site.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St John's Notting Hill?
- St John's Notting Hill is in London, United Kingdom (postcode W11 2NP), in the parish of Kensington and Chelsea, unparished area.
- Is St John's Notting Hill a listed building?
- St John's Notting Hill is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is St John's Notting Hill free to visit?
- Yes, St John's Notting Hill is free to enter.
- How do I get to St John's Notting Hill?
- The nearest railway station is Holland Park, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode W11 2NP.