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Chapel, West Middlesex Hospital, Twickenham Road, Isleworth

A multi-faith prayer room in the centre of a sprawling site. The left hand side has some seating and a communion table and aumbry behind a curtain.

Chapel, Barnet Hospital, Wellhouse Lane, Barnet

About a kilometre west of the town centre, it was built by construction company Bouygues and opened in 2002. The chapel is part of a multi-faith worship space with an altar pushed into a corner

Chapel, Chase Farm Hospital, The Ridgeway, Gordon Hill

Built in 2019 to replace the rundown 19th century with later additions buildings on the same site. The multi-faith worship area is on the 1st floor and apart from an altar, lectern and tabernacle has little to show.

Chapel, Mile End Hospital, Bancroft Road, Mile End

On the first floor of a hospital built and extended over many dates since the 1850s. The chapel has few features.

Chapel, Whipps Cross Hospital, Whipps Cross Road, Leytonstone

On the first floor of a hospital built in 1900-1903 to designs by Francis J. Sturdy. It has lost many of its original furnishings. About a quarter of the large space has been partitioned off as a separate Muslim prayer room. The two lancet stained glass windows are on the staircase leading up to the chapel corridor.

Chapel, St Helier Hospital, Wrythe Green, St Helier

A simple multi-faith space. On the ground floor of a hospital built from 1938 and designed by Saxon, Snell & Phillips.

Chapel, Royal Marsden Hospital, Downs Road, Belmont

A large cancer hospital at the southern end of the London Borough of Sutton started in 1963 The chapel is on the ground floor and is a rather simple space now used as a multi-faith facility. There are purpose built pulpit and altar, the latter under a light well.

Chapel, Lewisham Hospital, Ladywell

South of Lewisham town centre but very close to the old parish church. The hospital was built throughout the 20th century and the chapel is in one of the older buildings but is a very plain and simple space.

Chapel for All Faiths, Teddington Memorial Hospital, Hampton Road, Teddington

At the rear of this small community hospital it was built through fund raising by the hospital League of Friends in 1998.

Chapel, Kingston Hospital, Galsworthy Road, Kingston upon Thames

A small room on Level 4 of the Esher Building which was built in 1976.