St Saviour, Middle Park Avenue, Eltham
One of the earliest Modern Movement church buildings dating from 1932-1933. It looms, bulky and grey over the surrounding streets of two storey houses. The architects were Welch, Lander and Nugent Cachemaille-Day. Inside there are blue slit windows above the altar and brick and concrete fittings including the reredos, pulpit and font. There is also a small side chapel with dalle de verre glass.
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St Francis (Former), Sibthorpe Road, Eltham (now Horn Park Community Centre)
Open in 1953 and designed by Ralph Covell. It was used as a church until 1962. In 1981 it was leased to the Community Association until 2006 after which it was occasionally used for services, but it now purely a Community Centre.
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Our Lady Help of Christians, Cresswell Park, Blackheath (Roman Catholic)
Down a short cul de sac just off the town centre, this is a church by A.E. Purdie built in 1890.
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Our Lady Help of Christians, Mottingham Road, Mottingham (Roman Catholic)
A church of 1932-33 by E.J. Walters.
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St Alban, William Barefoot Drive, Mottingham
Serving the Coldharbour area. The church dates from 1953-1956 and is by Ralph Covell.
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St Andrew, Court Road, Mottingham
South of the railway station, this is a church of 1878-1879 by E.F.C. Clarke. The chancel and porch followed in 1912 to designs by E.J. Gosling. The east window was destroyed in WW2 and subsequently blocked in, with glass fragments re-assembled in the north transept.
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St Luke, Westmount Road, Eltham Park
A church northeast of Eltham town centre, it is by Temple Moore and dates from 1906-1907. The south aisle and south chapel were added in 1933 by J. Tolhurst.
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St Barnabas, Rochester Way, Eltham Well Hall
Originally the church for the Greenwich Naval Dockyard. It was built in 1857-1859 and designed by George Gilbert Scott. It was moved to its present site on the Well Hall estate in 1933. Gutted in WW2 it was rebuilt by T.F. Ford and Partners
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Holy Trinity, Southend Crescent, Eltham
Southeast of the town centre, a church of 1868-1869 by G.E Street. Arthur Blomfield & Sons added an east window, nave west end and south chapel in 1909. There is a mixture of mid 20th century Powells glass and early 20th century Kempe glass.
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London Churches in photographs 