St Leonard, Streatham
On the Junction of Streatham High Road and Mitcham Lane. The nave is of 1830-31 by J.T. Parkinson, the chancel rebuilt by William Dyce in 1863, the tower in its lower parts medieval, upper part and spire 1841. A fire in 1975 badly damaged the church and it was reconstructed in 1975-77 by the Douglas Feast partnership
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Church of the English Martyrs, Mitcham Lane, Streatham (Roman Catholic)
Opposite St Leonard. It was built in 1892, its architect Alfred E. Purdie. A transeptal chapel was added in 1962-65 and designed by Thomas Sibthorp. Virtually all of the glass is by Harman & Co, that in the chapel relocated from the clerestory.
All Saints (former), Sunnyhill Road, Streatham now Refuge Temple (Church of our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith Inc)
A chapel of ease to St Leonard, a little way north of it, jus off Streatham High Road. It was built around 1897, closed in 1953 as a church and was sold in 1968. It is now the pentecostal Refuge Chapel.
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St Mathias (former), Upper Tulse Hill now Gospel Tabernacle Assembly
Built in 1894 and designed by J.T. Newman and W. Jacques. It was disused from 1973, made redundant in 1978 and is now the Gospel Tabernacle Assembly.
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St Saviour (former), Lambert Road, Brixton now New Testament Church of God
Just off Brixton Hill, a church of 1874-75 by E.C. Robbins. It was made redundant in 1977 and is now used by the new Testament Church of God, a pentecostal church.
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St John the Evangelist, Angell Town, Brixton
An impressive church of 1852-53 by Benjamin Ferrey. The chancel is divided off from the rest of the church and is used for ancillary purposes.
Our Lady of the Rosary, Brixton Road, Brixton (Roman Catholic)
Just north of Brixton town centre. It was built in 1870, designed by Arthur J. Phelps, as Brixton Independent Church. It was damaged in WW2 and reopened as a Catholic church in 1953. The apse paintings date from 2010 by Mauritzia Lees.
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St Agnes, St Agnes Place, Kennington
On the eastern side of Kennington Park. This church replaced G.G. Scott junior’s masterpiece that was damaged in WW2 and controversially not restored. It is by Ralph Covell and dates from 1956. Some fittings such as the reredos and screen (now at the west end) come from the previous church. The final group of pictures show the lower level Lady Chapel.
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Holy Redeemer Italian Mission, Brixton Road, Kennington (Roman Catholic)
A small church up a flight of stairs inside the front door. The interior was accessible but was undergoing a deep clean so was not usefully photographable.
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St Mark, Clapham Road, Kennington
In a large churchyard opposite Oval station. It dates from 1822-24 by D.R. Roper and A.B. Clayton. It was damaged in WW2 and restored by T.F. Ford in 1960.
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London Churches in photographs 