Fire destroys historic London church
80 firefighters were needed to put out the blaze in St John's Wood
Last updated 27th Jan 2023
An historic church has been destroyed by a fire in St John's Wood.
Twelve fire engines and around 80 firefighters were called to Hamilton Terrace at 2319 on Thursday night.
St Mark's church, a grade II listed Victorian church, close to the famous Abbey Road studios and Lords cricket ground.
The whole of the two-storey building was destroyed by fire. There were no reports of any injuries.
The fire was producing a significant amount of smoke in the local area and residents were advised to keep their windows and doors closed.
Firefighters used two of the Brigade's new 32-metre turntable ladders and a 64-metre turntable ladder (the tallest in Europe) as water towers, to get water on to the building externally.
The Brigade's 999 Control Officers took more than 30 calls to the blaze.
The fire was under control by around twenty past two.
An investigation into what caused it is underway.