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Aldis Street Mission (former), Aldis Street, Tooting
In a side street near St George’s Hospital it was built in the 1870s, there is hardly any documentation for this building, but it seems it was sold after the late 1970s and is now used by the Pilgrims Union Pentecostal Church of God.
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St Mary, Keble Street/Wimbledon Road, Summerstown
In a large area of grounds, it is by G. Pinkerton, dating from 1903-04. The interior is byzantine rather than gothic with some of the nave aisles barrel vaulted. There is an abundance of painted decoration on the ceilings and four large wall paintings. It retains an early 20th-century evangelical sanctuary arrangement. The western baptistry has been converted into a war memorial. The east window is late Morris & Co glass.
St Augustine, Broadwater Road, Tooting
Just off the main Upper Tooting Road. It is by H.P.Burke-Downing and dating from 1929-31.
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St Swithun Mission (Former), Kellino Street, Tooting
A mission church to All saints, Tooting but only a couple of hundred metres away from St Augustine’s church. It was built in 1932, but was sold after WW2 and has been a boys club,a Gurdwara and a martial arts club. Currently it is unused.
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St Mary Magdalene, Trinity Road, Wandsworth Common
At the north end of Trinity Road, facing the street. It dates from 1887-88 and is by B.E. Ferrey, a chancel was added in 1900 and a north aisle in 1906 both by Cole and Adams. Inside the outer parts of the north and south aisles have been partitioned off as offices and halls. The rood screen is a WW1 memorial. In the rooms behind the church are some images of an unexecuted decorative scheme for the chancel.
Holy Trinity, Trinity Road, Upper Tooting
Part way up the hill from Tooting Bec towards Wandsworth Common. The church is by Anthony Salvin from 1854-55. The tower and north transept were added by Benjamin Ferrey in 1860. He widened the north aisle in 1889. The south aisle that had been widened in 1893 is now divided off as a hall. The wall paintings of 1906-13 by Richard Castle are awaiting restoration.
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St Anselm, Balham High Road, Tooting Bec (Roman Catholic)
An unusual design of 1932 by J.B. Mendham mixing classical, byzantine and gothic influences.
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All Saints, Franciscan Road, Tooting
At the top of a hill , this is the church for the Totterdown estate. It sits in a spacious area of green and is a large church of 1904-06 by Temple Moore. The chancel has a number of furnishings collected by the first incumbent and disliked by Moore, so they were fitted by Sir Walter Tapper.
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St Nicholas, Church Lane, Tooting
Tooting parish church, close to St Boniface, it sits in a large churchyard. The building is of 1833 by T.W. Atkinson. A chancel was added in 1873-75 and transepts in 1889, both by J.P. St Aybyn. The interior has been subdivided and the chancel, transepts and east end of the nave form the worship space, the rest is hall and offices. There are a few monuments from the older parish church that this building replaced.
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St Boniface, Mitcham Road, Tooting (Roman Catholic)
A landmark just outside Tooting town centre. The church was designed in 1907 by Benedict Williamson, the west front and campanile were added by J. H. Beart Foss in 1927 using Williamson’s designs. The huge mosaic Stations of the Cross are an unusual feature.
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London Churches in photographs 