St Silas, St Silas Place, Kentish Town
One of the “highest” Anglican churches in London. It was designed by Ernest Shearman and built in 1911-12. The contents are a remarkable collection of furnishings and decorations. The banners and the triptych are by Nina Somerset, who also added the painted colour to the Stations of the Cross.
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Holy Cross, Cromer Street, Kings Cross
By Joseph Peacock, 1887. The font is by J.L. Pearson and there is a window by Martin Travers.
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Holy Trinity, Brompton Road
The centre of the evangelical movement in Anglicanism, right behind the Brompton Oratory. It dates from 1826-29 and is by T.L. Donaldson. The chancel was added by Arthur Blomfield in 1879-82.
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The Transfiguration (also called St Barnabas), Algernon Road, Lewisham now The Tabernacle
No longer in use by the Church of England, since 2003 it is has been used by an evangelical church as “The Tabernacle”. It is one of James Brooks’ large brick built churches for poor areas and was built in 1881. It was originally dedicated as Church of the Transfiguration but was renamed in the early 1940s when it became a “St Barnabas church for the deaf and dumb”.
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St Joseph, Grange Park Road, Leyton (Roman Catholic)
Built as a First World War memorial in 1924 by Ernest Bower Norris. The interior was reordered and many fittings removed in 1978 by John Newton of Burles & Newton. In recent years several wall paintings of copies of major religious art have been added.
St John the Baptist, Leytonstone
Leytonstone parish church. The original church is by Edward Blore 1832-33, a south aisle was added by Caroe and Passmore 1909-10.
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St Margaret with St Columba, Woodhouse Road, Leytonstone
Very high church suburban church built 1892-93 by J.T. Newman and W.Jacques. Three windows are by Gordon Bedingfield.
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St Anne, Limehouse
One of Nicholas Hawksmoor’s major east end churches. It was built between 1714 and 1725. Gutted by fire in 1850 it was restored by Philip Hardwick and John Morris in 1850-51, Philip .C. Hardwick (son of the earlier Hardwick) 1856-57. In 1891 Arthur Blomfield undertook a remodelling of the chancel. In 1983-93 it was restored under Julian Harrap. At my 2024 visit the east window had been removed for restoration and replaced by a photo, I have included a 2012 photo to show the actual window.
St Mary, Little Ilford
A small mainly medieval church surrounded by suburbia.
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St George’s Cathedral (former Christ Church), Albany Street, Regents Park (Antiochian Orthodox)
Built as Christ Church for Anglicans in 1836-37 by James Pennethorne. The chancel was added by R.C. Carpenter in 1843. It is now leased to the Antiochian Orthodox church, which is the Orthodox church for Middle Eastern states such as Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. There is much Clayton and Bell glass, plus one early Morris window designed by Rossetti. many of the furnishings such as the font, pulpit and high altar were designed by William Butterfield.
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London Churches in photographs 