Our Lady of Victories
Our Lady of Victories, in Kensington, London, is a Roman Catholic church. The original church opened in 1869, and for 34 years to 1903 served as pro-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Westminster.Photo: Edwardx, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: Roman Catholic church in Kensington, London
- Also known as: “Our Lady of Victories, Kensington” and “Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady Of Victories, Including The Entrance Screen”
- Address: 235a Kensington High Street, London, W8 6AF
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Design Museum and Natural History Museum.
Design Museum
Museum
Photo: Anthony O’Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Design Museum in Kensington, London, England, exhibits product, industrial, graphic, fashion, and architectural design. In 2018, the museum won the European Museum of the Year Award. Design Museum is situated 750 feet northwest of Our Lady of Victories.
Natural History Museum
Museum
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Natural History Museum in London, England, is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Natural History Museum is situated 1 mile east of Our Lady of Victories.
Leighton House
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leighton House is an historic house in the Holland Park area of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in west London. The building was the home of wealthy Victorian painter, and President of the Royal Academy, Frederic Leighton, notable for the popular Flaming June painting. Leighton House is situated 1,300 feet west of Our Lady of Victories.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kensington and Earls Court.
Kensington
Suburb
Photo: Yaanch, Public domain.
Kensington is an area of London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, around 2.9 miles west of Central London. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis.
Earls Court
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Earl's Court is a district of Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in West London, bordering the rail tracks of the West London line and District line that separate it from the ancient borough of Fulham to the west, the sub-districts of South Kensington to the east, Chelsea to the south and Kensington to the northeast.
South Kensington
Suburb
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Kensington is a district at the West End of Central London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Historically it settled on part of the scattered Middlesex village of Brompton.
Our Lady of Victories
- Categories: Catholic church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: South Kensington-Chelsea, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.49874° or 51° 29′ 56″ northLongitude
-0.19741° or 0° 11′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C3XFRX3+F2OpenStreetMap ID
way 88117514OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q7110978
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