St Hugh, Porlock Street, Bermondsey
At the base of a small block of flats, not far from St George the Martyr. The church is entered through a hall area and has several 19th-century Clayton and Bell windows from the previous building now mounted at ground level inside both the church and hall, those in the church face inwards, those in the hall outwards. The original St Hugh was in the basement of the Charterhouse-in-Southwark Mission Settlement and was built in 1896 but it was demolished in 2011. The new church is at street level and was opened in 2013.
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St Mary Magdalene, Bermondsey Street, Bermondsey
This is the historic parish church of Bermondsey and the lower part of the tower is still medieval. It is mostly is a rebuilding by Charles Stanton of 1675-1679. However, its external appearance is due to a stucco coating and a very un-archaeological gothic west front added in 1830 by George Porter.
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St Philip and St Mark, Avondale Square, Bermondsey
On the edge of a square of 1960s housing, the church, which is one of N.F. Cachemaille-day’s last dating from 1963, replaced a church of 1875 destroyed in WW2, although the hall survived next door. The reredos and ceiling painting is by John Hayward. At the end are my exterior photos from 2018 when it wasn’t raining.
2018
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St Anne, Thorburn Square, Bermondsey
Now surrounded by 1960s low rise housing, this is a church of 1869-1870 by J. Porter.
St Mark (Former), Coburg Road, Camberwell now New Peckham Mosque
The chancel, nave eastern end and south chancel aisle are by R. Norman saw from 1879-1884. The western end, that is visible from Coburg Road, dates from 1932. It closed as a church in 1965 and was in various uses until it became the New Peckham Mosque in 1980. It is on the edge of the late 20th century Burgess Park.
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St Giles, Camberwell Church Street, Camberwell
Alongside the road with a spacious but cleared churchyard behind. This is an early Scott and Moffat church from 1844, it replaced a church that burnt down in 1841. It is one of the earliest large scholarly gothic revival churches. There are several brasses and the sedilla from the previous church. The south transept has late Comper glass and the great east window which survived wartime bombing is by Ward and Nixon to designs by John Ruskin (a rare example of a design by him) and Edmund Oldfield.
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St Faith, Red Post Hill, North Dulwich
A very late gothic revival building of 1958 by David Nye and Partners. At the east end there is a Lady Chapel that contains a set of windows by Lawrence Lee, also from 1958. Across the car park is the hall which was used or services prior to the current church being built. It dates from 1907-1908 and is by Greenaway and Newberry
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St Thomas Moore, Lordship Lane, Dulwich (Roman Catholic)
A conventional gothic revival church of 1927-29 by Joseph Goldie. The reredos and altar come from Hales Place, Canterbury and are attributed to E.W. Pugin.
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Christ’s Chapel of Alleyn’s College of God’s Gift, Gallery Road, Dulwich
Built as the chapel of the College of God’s Gift for the actor Edward Alleyn in 1613-1616. It was designed by John Benson. As well as serving as a chapel for the Alleyn Foundation Schools and almshouses it has long held public services. The south aisle and gallery were added in 1823 by George Tappen. Many of the current furnishings were added by Joseph Clarke from 1850. The reredos is by W.D. Caroe from 1912. The font is by James Gibbs and dates from 1729. The tower was rebuilt in 1866 by Charles Barry. The chapel was re-ordered in 1976 with the screen lowered.
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St Barnabas, Calton Avenue, Dulwich
Visible across the Alleyn’s School playing fields, this is a large church of 1995 by L. Malcic of HOK . It replaced a previous church of 1892-1895 destroyed by fire in 1992. All that remains is a small section of wall in the associated hall and office area and the font. The spire is transparent and sits in the centre of the roof over the centrally placed altar. The interior is tall and light with intricate glass by Caroline Swash and a large modern organ. There is also a side chapel near the entrance from the foyer area.
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London Churches in photographs 