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St Stephen, Weir Road, Clapham Park

A replacement for a church of 1867, it was built in 1974, the architect is not recorded.

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St Saviour, Herne Hill Road, Ruskin Park

At the northern end off Herne Hill, this was the church hall of the St Saviour’s Church that was demolished in 1981. The hall is now used as a church. It dates from 1913 and was designed by Beresford Pite.

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Our Lady of Lourdes and St Vincent de Paul, Harrow Road, Maida Hill

A forbidding-looking church and social centre on the busy Harrow Road. It was designed by Clive Broad and was built 1973-75, The lower set of exteriors shows the church in December 2014, the upper set in January 2023 with some external refurbishment.

January 2023

December 2014

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St John the Evangelist, Harrow Road, Kensal Green

On a busy crossroads, a neo Norman church of 1844 by H.E. Kendall. A small apsidal chancel was added by A. Billing in 1903.

 

 

December 2014

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St Mark, Hamilton Terrace, St John’s Wood

The nave is by Thomas Cundy II from 1846-47, the spire was completed in 1864 and rebuilt in 1955. The chancel and porches were added by Benjamin Ferrey in 1866-78. The images below are from late 2014. Late on 26 January 2023, the church caught fire (cause unknown) and is currently a burnt-out shell. The remains are stable, but its future is unknown as of January 2023. The set of post-fire images further down,  were taken on 31 January 2023.

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St Martin, Mortimer Road, Kensal Rise

Side on to a suburban road just around the corner from Kensal Rise station. It is a typical church by J.E.K. and J.P. Cutts dating from 1899. It was built as a memorial to C.J. Vaughan, headmaster of Harrow School. Much of the glass installed from 1910-1930 is by Henry Payne and his assistants.

St Peter, Elgin Avenue, Paddington

A small church built as part of a community complex. It is by Biscoe & Stanton and dates from 1974-77, replacing a 19th century church.

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St Anne, Laxton Place, Euston (Demolished)

Opposite the east end of St Mary Magdalene, Munster Square, a small circular church of 1970 by Scott and Jaques replacing a 1930s building. It was disused for some years as a Roman Catholic church but was latterly used by an Ethiopian Orthodox congregation. It was demolished and replaced by a new  secular building in 2019 .

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Our Lady, Lisson Grove, St John’s Wood (Roman Catholic)

An early Catholic church 0f 1833-36 designed by J.J. Scoles. Thr teansepts were originally living qurters but were converted into chapels in 1937 by Nicholas & Dixon Spain.

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St John, Park Road, St John’s Wood

Opposite Lord’s cricket ground it was built 1813, architect Thomas Hardwick. The galleries were enclosed in the 1930s.

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