Christ Church
CHRIST CHURCH, HAMPSTEAD SQUARE
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1378724
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Christ Church
- Statutory Address:
- CHRIST CHURCH, HAMPSTEAD SQUARE
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 |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2005-03-21
- Reference:
- IOE01/13998/24
- Rights:
- © Miss Patricia Philpott. Source: Historic England Archive
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:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1378724
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Christ Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHRIST CHURCH, HAMPSTEAD SQUARE
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:
- CHRIST CHURCH, HAMPSTEAD SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Camden (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 26475 86086
Details
CAMDEN
TQ2686SW HAMPSTEAD SQUARE
798-1/16/777 (East side)
14/05/74 Christ Church
GV II
Church. 1850-2 by Samuel Dawkes; 1881-2, north porch &
projecting aisle by Ewan Christian. Kentish ragstone coursed
rubble with Portland stone dressings. Slated roofs. Early
English style. 5-bay nave, aisles and sanctuary; northern
facade with 4 bay projection. Western tower with spire. East
end with 4-light pointed traceried window and quatrefoil above
to sanctuary and similar 2-light arrangement to aisles.
Similar windows to other facades. Angle buttressed tower with
two 2-light windows to each facade, parapet with finials at
angles and spire having lucarnes.
INTERIOR: not inspected but originally with good timber
gallery (1860) by Sir Gilbert Scott, dismantled during 1960s.
HISTORICAL NOTE: built when the population of Hampstead became
too large for St John's, Church Row (qv) and the parish was
sub-divided.
Listing NGR: TQ2642186079
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 478058
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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 09-Jun-2026 at 08:31:41.
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.