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Holy Innocents, Strickland Way, Orpington (Roman Catholic)

A suburban church hidden away some way south of Orpington town centre, it is by the Michael Blee Whittaker Partnership and dates from 1981.

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St Mary, World’s End Lane, Green Street Green

With fields on two sides this is at the southern end of the built up area of the borough. It dates from 1937 and is by Newberry and Fowler. The circular stained glass window was designed and made on site by the vicar and a group from the congregation in 2011 -2012.

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St Paul, Crofton Lane, Crofton

The current church dates from 1958 and was designed by A.B. Knapp-Fisher, it replaced a small church of 1887 which is now used as a hall.

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St Michael and All Angels, Crofton Road, Locks Bottom, Farnborough (Roman Catholic)

Built in 1963-1964 and designed by Henry Bingham Towner. Inside the main church is lit by a complete set of windows by Murphy Devitt of Dublin, dating from 1964. There is also a separately walled chapel near the entrance area.

St Mary the Virgin, Hayes Street, Hayes

In the old village rather than near the station. This is a medieval church to which Gilbert Scott added a north aisle and restoration in 1856-62 and John Oldrid Scott added a south aisle in 1878. Thus only the tower, west wall and part of the chancel remain from the old church. There is a huge memorial to the Hambro banking family in the big churchyard.

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Christ Church, Highland Road, Bromley

Built 1888 and designed by local architect W.A. Williams. It sits in quiet suburbia north of the town centre.

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St Peter and St Paul, Church Road, Bromley

At the north end of the town centre and like St Mark at the south end, destroyed but for its tower by 1941 bombing. The tower is medieval and the current church is by J. Harold Gibbons and dates from 1948-57. The apsidal children’s chapel is attached to the east of the tower and the main body of the church is to its south.

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Keston Church, Church Road, Keston

On its own, well south of the village and lacking a dedication. It is an early english church extended westwards by H. Blackwell in 1878.

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St George RAF Memorial Chapel, Main Road, Biggin Hill

This was built as a chapel for the , now closed, RAF camp. It replaced an earlier chapel that was destroyed by a fire in 1946. This chapel dates from 1951 and was designed by W.Wylton Todd. It is still used for regular Anglican and Roman Catholic sunday services. The glass in the nave is by  Hugh Easton and that in the attached room is by Goddard & Gibbs.

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St Theresa of the Infant Jesus, Haig Road, Biggin Hill (Roman Catholic)

Near the Anglican church, but hidden down a side turning. It was originally built in 1930 as a hall/church but a separate hall was constructed in 1979 and the church was extended westwards in 1984

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