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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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Christ Church, Brixton Road, Brixton

Standing out at the northern end of Brixton Road, this is a byzantine style church of 1902 by Beresford Pite. The western end is divided off with the worship area under the dome and in the chancel

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St Gabriel’s Chapel, Cormont Road, Kennington (former)

On the opposite site of Myatt’s Fields Park from st James, Knatchbull Road. It is the chapel of a former teacher training college and now in domestic use. It dates from 1903 and was designed by P.A. Robson.

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St James, Knatchbull Road, Kennington (former)

Overlooking Myatt’s Fields Park it dates from 1869-70 and was designed by George Low. It was made redundant in 1981 and converted to a housing development called Black Roof House.

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St John the Divine, Vassall Road, Kennington

A landmark a few 100 metres off Brixton Road. It is by G.E. Street 1870-74 with the spire completed 1888-89 under A.E. Street. Internal decoration by G.F. Bodley was added in 1890-92. It was restored, following war damage, by H.S. Goodhart-Rendel in 1955-58

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St Michael, Stockwell Park Road, Stockwell

Built 1840-41 and designed by W. Rogers. It is a typical commissioner’s style church of its date but with a rather fanciful frontage. Its future is under consideration as is St Andrew, Stockwell (Dec 2014).

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St James, Park Hill/Briarwood Road, Clapham Park

Lying between the two streets above this is a church of 1958 by N.F.Cachemaille-Day replacing a church of 1829 destroyed in WW2.

 

Holy Spirit, Narbonne Avenue, Clapham

Just off Abbeville Road east of the Common. It is a very tall church of 1912-13 by H.P. Burke-Downing.

 

St Anselm, Kennington Road, Kennington Cross

Planned in 1911 but not built until 1932-33 to designs by Adshead & Ramsey. The murals are by Norman Adams

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St John, Waterloo Road, Waterloo

Built 1822-24 and designed by Francis Bedford. The interior was restored after war damage by T.F. Ford in 1951. The church reopened in October 2022 with a restored nave, crypt, and a new narthex with a glass screen looking into the nave. The pulpit has been removed, the font resited against a wall, and different seating installed. The paintings on the sanctuary wall and reredos are by Hans Feibusch. This £5.5 million work was designed by Eric Parry Architects.

November 2022

November 2014

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