Our Lady of Victories, Kensington — Attraction in London

I attended for the inaugural concert of the new Skrabl organ which had been long-delayed due to Covid. It was well worth waiting for. Monsignor Jim was the host and a mighty fine job he did too. He was very warm and welcoming, with a wonderful aura of peace and serenity - a thoroughly lovely man and he really set the evening off well. His introduction of Master French organist Olivier Latry (of Notre Dame de Paris) was superb, as was his closing address. The building is beautiful, typically excellent acoustics found in large RC churches with modest fabrics, minimal but warm surroundings and a wonderfully serene place to be with excellent soft lighting. I travelled from Bristol to be there and it was more than worth the journey and I shall return again, hopefully Monsignor Jim will be...

Very large catholic church on Kensington High Street , easy to almost miss the entrance. Fine active church. Just love the crib they have right at the entrance at Christmas. A new church was built in 1955-58 designed by Adrian Scott. This replaced an earlier church designed by Goldie , and built in 1867-69. This earlier church was bombed in 1944 in the Second World War. Until a new church was built, the Kensington United Reformed church round the corner in Allen Street was used for worship ( opposite The...

I just searched for the nearby Catholic Church as l arrived for a one week course from Africa. As l walked up the walkway to the church from Olympia on the right side, l missed the church and found the Church of England, St Mary Abbot. I was redirected to OLV, then l noticed l walked passed it as it is located recessed. I could only meet consecration time. Please could a sign post be placed facing the pedestrians?

I was pleased with the environment inside but was there a way to hear from the...