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Holy Innocents, Selhurst Road, South Norwood
Side on to the road this is one of G.F. Bodley’s lesser-known churches. It dates from 1894-1895.
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St Faith, Windmill Road, Brentford
North of the Roman Catholic church this is a building of 1906-07 by Bodley and Hare.
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St Mary, Church End, Hendon
The ancient parish church, well north west of Hendon central station, behind the Middlesex university campus. The nave, chancel, south arcade and north aisle are 13th century, the north chapel is 16th century. In 1914-15 a new south nave with its own south aisle was added in place of the old south aisle. The architect was Temple Moore. The north chapel sanctuary was decorated by Bodley in 1897. The font is a notable Norman piece.
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St Nicholas, Church Lane, Chislehurst
Set in a spacious churchyard in the old village. It is a 15th century church, enlarged several times in the 19th century. Benjamin Ferrey rebuilt the chancel in 1849 and Bodley and Garner lengthened it in 1896, adding the organ case and reredos. The south aisle is also by Ferrey and the spire was rebuilt taller in 1857 by Wollaston.
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St Andrew, Church Lane, Ham
In a rural backwater just off the main part of Ham Common. It was built in 1830-31 and designed by Edward Lapidge. Raphael Brandon added a south aisle in 1860 and Bodley & Garner added the chancel in 1900-01
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St Mary Magdalene, Paradise Road, Richmond
Hidden away behind shops in the town centre. The tower dates from around 1507 but was encased in flint and stone in 1903-04 when G.F. Bodley added a chancel and eastern chapels to a classical nave and aisles of 1750. There are many wall monuments and much glass by Burlison and Grylls, Bodley’s favoured firm. The church is undergoing a long-term restoration.
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Holy Trinity, Prince Consort Road, Kensington
Bodley’s last church, built 1901-1906 and just behind the Royal Albert Hall. He designed the reredos, altar, stalls, font and pulpit. There is also a monument to him designed by E.P. Warren in 1910. The glass is by Burlison & Grylls.
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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 John, Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green
Dating from 1826-28 and designed by Sir John Soane. Window tracery and much of the interior was remodelled following a fire by William Mundy in 1871. The chancel was added by Bodley in 1881. Striking station of the cross by Chris Gollon between 2000 and 2008.
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St Mary at Eton, Hackney Wick
A Bodley & Garner church of 1890-92, with the western bays of the nave added by Cecil Hare in 1911-12. The name comes from this originally being a mission to the east end from Eton School. The church has recently been restored alongside the construction of new buildings on either side of the site. The lower photos show the church in December 2012 prior to the work,the upper ones post restoration in September 2017.
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Pre restoration pictures below |
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London Churches in photographs 