religious
Thomas Hardwick, 1817
17 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LT
Built in 1817 and located at the terminus of York Gate, Regent’s Park, St Marylebone Parish Church is one of the most significant landmarks of Marylebone. Our parish church has shaped and has been shaped by the community of Marylebone, even giving the village its name and providing continual spiritual and pastoral care for the community for over 900 years.
Baker Street, Bond Street, Great Portland Street, Oxford Circus
Euston, Marylebone, St. Pancras
18, 2, 205, 27, 30, 88
We are an accredited Dementia Friendly Venue. A few parking spaces can be reserved in the church's carpark.
The tour will take you outside to the gardens with an uneven cobbled stone pavement, and the road can be noisy.
The church is closely associated with the Victorian poets Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning, who were married here in secret in 1846 before leaving for Italy. It also has connections with Charles Dickens, some of whose children were baptised at the church. These literary associations form part of St Marylebone’s wider relationship with the artistic and intellectual life of London.
Today, alongside its active parish life, St Marylebone is known for its acclaimed music programme, historic archives and its role as a centre for culture, learning and community engagement in central London.
Visitors to Open House are invited to explore the church’s architecture and history, discover the stories connected to Marylebone’s cultural heritage, and experience a building that continues to evolve while remaining deeply rooted in the life of the neighbourhood.
You will learn about the long history of our parish church, stretching back over nine hundred years. This will include the evolution of the three previous churches, the design of the present parish church by the architect Thomas Hardwick in 1817, and the many famous faces who passed through its doors.
Guided tour
theatre, concert/performance space, education
The Royal Academy of Music’s Susie Sainsbury Theatre and Angela Burgess Recital Hall project created two distinct, outstanding performance spaces for Britain’s oldest conservatoire. Designed by Ritchie Studio, the project was the winner of over 20 national and international awards including the RIBA London Building of the Year.
Ritchie Studio, 2018
Drop in / Family activity
institution/profession, education, gallery, health, library, museum
Striking, provocative and one of London’s few Grade I listed post-war buildings – welcome to architect Denys Lasdun’s award-winning design. We invite you to drop in, take an expert tour, explore our archives and heritage library, get creative and more to discover the Royal College of Physicians' London home. See https://history.rcp.ac.uk/event/open-house-festival-2025 for more.
Sir Denys Lasdun, 1964
Drop in
historical house, institution/profession, museum
Grade II* listed building with neoclassical portico. Highly decorated meeting rooms throughout the building with ceiling and wall mouldings, and artwork featuring Venus the Goddess of Love and the Greek Muses.
Robert and James Adam, 1776
