Clerk of the Works Office and the Remains of the Chapel of St Catherine Little Cloisters Lodgings
CLERK OF THE WORKS OFFICE AND THE REMAINS OF THE CHAPEL OF ST CATHERINE, BROAD SANCTUARY SW1
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1357234
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Clerk of the Works Office and the Remains of the Chapel of St Catherine Little Cloisters Lodgings
- Statutory Address:
- CLERK OF THE WORKS OFFICE AND THE REMAINS OF THE CHAPEL OF ST CATHERINE, BROAD SANCTUARY SW1
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1357234
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 01-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Clerk of the Works Office and the Remains of the Chapel of St Catherine Little Cloisters Lodgings
- Statutory Address 1:
- CLERK OF THE WORKS OFFICE AND THE REMAINS OF THE CHAPEL OF ST CATHERINE, BROAD SANCTUARY SW1
- Statutory Address 2:
- LITTLE CLOISTERS LODGINGS, 1,2,2A,2B, BROAD SANCTUARY SW1
- Statutory Address 3:
- LITTLE CLOISTERS LODGINGS, 4-7, BROAD SANCTUARY SW1
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CLERK OF THE WORKS OFFICE AND THE REMAINS OF THE CHAPEL OF ST CATHERINE, BROAD SANCTUARY SW1
- Statutory Address:
- LITTLE CLOISTERS LODGINGS, 1,2,2A,2B, BROAD SANCTUARY SW1
- Statutory Address:
- LITTLE CLOISTERS LODGINGS, 4-7, BROAD SANCTUARY SW1
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- City of Westminster (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 30108 79406
Details
TO 3079 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER BROAD SANCTUARY, SW1 101/9 (ABBEY PRECINCT AND WESTMINSTER SCHOOL) 24.2.58 (excluding Chapel) 9.1.70 (Chapel only) Little Cloisters: Lodgings Nos 1, 2, 2A, 2B and 4 to 7 consec with the Clerk of the Works Office and the remains of the Chapel of St Catherine.
G.V. I
Cloister, lodgings and remains of Infirmary chapel. Late C.14 Farmery cloister on site of C.12 Infirmary with remains of c.1170 Chapel of St. Katherine, the cloister arcade of c.1680-81 and the lodgings and offices later C.17 rebuilds incorporating C.14 masonry, and badly damaged in World War II and considerably rebuilt above ground floors. Stone, C.17 and C.20 brickwork, tiled roofs. The Farmery cloister is approached by a tunnel vaulted C.11 passage from the Dark Cloister. The c.1680-81 arcade has ashlar piers and segmental arches with original wrought iron railings and good wrought iron gate to garth. The Chapel of St. Katherine is the major surviving part of the Infirmary east of the cloister with a c.1371-72, clustered shaft, 2-centred arched doorway off the east walk into the ruins of the chapel (standing in the gardens of the lodgings) with nave and aisles of which the south arcade and part of the south aisle wall with Norman windows survive. The lodgings, Nos. 1 and 2, 2A, 2B in the north range and Nos. 6, 7 and 8 in the south, incorporate C.14 stonework to ground floor giving on to cloister and to east, with a fragment of the C.11 east wall of the Reredorter in the south west corner; the Clerk of Works Office is in the C.14 Chamberlain's store and No. 5 includes the former Infirmarer's Hall. Late C.17 and architraved doorways into cloister. Upper floor and roofs with pedimented dormers, rebuilt post-war in late C.17 manner with heavy wooden eaves cornice. No. 4, above medieval foundations, essentially later C.17; dark red brick, tiled gable and roof. L plan. 3 storeys and basement. 3 window wide north wing; south front 5 windows wide to Abbey Garden; recessed glazing bar sashes under flat gauged arches; interior retains panelling and cornices with closed string, turned baluster staircase (No. 3 lodging rebuilt after war damage). See also Precinct Wall entry.
R.C.H.M. London Vo1 I; N Pevsner
Listing NGR: TQ3009979394
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 208811
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: London I - The Cities of London and Westminster, (1973)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 10-Jun-2026 at 20:24:42.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.