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St Mary, Addington Village Road, Addington Village

The old parish church. It was restored by J.P. St Aubyn in 1876, he also added the north aisle. The chancel and the south aisle are Norman. It is close to Addington Palace and there were many enhancements added as memorials to the 19th century Archbishops of Canterbury who live there. The chancel decoration is particularly striking, as are some of the memorials to Trecothick family

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

St Margaret Clitherow, Grahame Park (Roman Catholic)

At the southern end of the central area of the Grahame Park Estate. It dates from 1973 and was built by Lanner Construction, after a design by Steel Bretman & Partners.

 
   
 

St Augustine, Great Field, Grahame Park

At the north end of this estate’s central area. As the area is redeveloped this church is due for demolition and replacement around 2019. This building dates from 1975 and was designed by Biscoe & Stanton.

         
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

St Philip the Apostle, Gravel Hill, Finchley (Roman Catholic)

A typical church by T.H.B  Scott dating from 1933. T.H.G. Scott added three bays to the west end of the nave in 1959-60.

 
   
 

St Alphage, Montrose Avenue, Burnt Oak

Tha Anglican church for the Watling Estate, just off the broadway. It is a very long basilica by Charles Nicholas and J.E. Dixon-Spain and dating from 1927. The west front was added in 1952 following WW2 damage.

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

The Annunciation, Thirleby Road, Burnt Oak (Roman Catholic)

Built in 1928 to serve the Huge Watling estate. The architect was T.H.B. Scott.

                   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

St Andrew, Lynford Gardens/Beulah Close, Edgware

A suburban hall/church of 1937 whose architect is unknown, it lies well to the north of the town centre. During the week it is in use as a nursery.

    
   

St Peter, One Stonegrove, Edgware

A church was built in 1962 to serve the high-rise Stonegrove estate. Since 2016 the estate and church have been demolished and replaced with a low rise development designed by Sprunt and built by Barratts. As part of this a joint church and community centre called One Stonegrove has been built that contains a hall used for services and a very small chapel (the interiors shown) behind it.

   
   
   
 

St Anthony of Padua, Garratt Road, Edgware (Roman Catholic)

In a quiet street behind the town centre, this was a three bay church of 1913, architect unknown, to which a further three bays were added in 1931. Burles and Newton added a chancel in 1956-1958.

               
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

Dutch Church, Austin Friars, City of London

On the site of the remains of the church of the Austin Friars, which had been used by Dutch protestants from 1550. The church was destroyed in WW2 and rebuilt as a church and offices in 1950-54 to the designs of Arthur Bailey. There are several windows by Dutch artist Max Nauta who designed the windows at St Andrew, Roxbourne.