Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (St Margaret’s Convent), Bethell Avenue, Plaistow, E16 4HU (Roman Catholic)
The chapel was built 1929-31 by W.C. Mangan, it is hidden away in back streets between Plaistow and Canning Town..
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St Philip and St James, Whitwell Road, Plaistow
From 1954-55 by J. Harold Gibbons, in an area of housing just north of Barking Road.
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St Mary, Plaistow
A rather grim looking church of 1981 hidden in a corner of the churchyard of a demolished late nineteenth century church.
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Our Lady of the Rosary and St Patrick, Blackhorse Road, Walthamstow (Roman Catholic)
A typical 20th century Roman Catholic basilica by Benedict Williamson from 1908. The interior is rather dark with a small side chapel in a seperate room north of the chancel.
St Michael, Palmerston Road, Walthamstow
A large anglo-catholic church north-west of the town centre. By J.M. Bignall 1884-85. Much of the glass is by Hardman.
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St Luke (Former), Greenleaf Road, Walthamstow now Ruach City Ministries
In back streets just north of the town centre and now disused was and up for sale (May 2013) when originally photographed. It is now used by the Ruach City Church, an evangelical organisation. It was built in 1901-02 by Bottle and Olley. The chancel was extended in 1923. The first 4 pictures show it in September 2019, the remainder are from 2013.
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St John, Chingford Road, Walthamstow
A large, now much internally divided, church by H.P. Burke-Downing by 1924-26. The lower floor is now a series of halls and rooms with a worship area above the nave arcades.
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St Andrew, Church Road, Higham Hill, Walthamstow
A small church centre shared by Anglicans and Baptists in the north western part of Walthamstow. The current worship area as built in 1988 but can be extended into what is now a hall that was built in the 1970s. It replaced an early 20th century church on an adjacent site and a nearby Baptist chapel. The reading desk is from that chapel, the font from the old church. There is also an immersion font.
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St John the Baptist, High Barnet
A large church at the end of the High Street in Chipping Barnet town centre. A medieval church was greatly extended with a large nave, chancel, tower and south aisle added by William Butterfield in 1871-75. The fleche was added by J.C. Traylen in 1893, he also designed the pulpit, font and bench ends.
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St Andrew, Totteridge
In the select surroundings of Totteridge Village. The bell turret dates from 1706 and the church itself was rebuilt by William Ketteridge in 1790. James Brooks added the chancel, nave roof and tracery in 1869. This is a very dark church as every window is filled with stained glass.
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London Churches in photographs 