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Chapel, St John and St Elizabeth Hospital, Grove End Road, St John’s Wood (Roman Catholic)
A private hospital and hospice (though containing an NHS GP service). The chapel was moved from previous premises in Great Portland Street and reconstructed here within new buildings. The chapel dates from 1864 and is by George Goldie rebuilt here by Edward Goldie 1898-1902.
Guards Chapel, Chelsea Barracks (Former) now the King’s Foundation Maria Manetti Shrem Gallery
Built 1861-1863 and designed by George Morgan. The south aisle was added around 1890. It was deconsecrated in 2012 and in 2018 was restored to become a gallery and exhibition space with offices in the north aisle and now used by the King’s Foundation
St Mary’s Hospital Chapel, Praed Street, Paddington
On the 1st floor of the Mary Stanford wing. I assume it dates from Sir William Emerson’s extensions of 1904?
Tyburn Convent Chapel (Shrine of the Sacred Heart and Tyburn Martyrs), Hyde Park Place, Bayswater Road, Bayswater (Roman Catholic)
The current building is by F.G. Broadbent and dates from 1958-1962, based on H.S. Goodhart-Rendel’s designs. The chapel is divided by a grille between the lay nave and the nun’s sanctuary area.
The Archdiocesan Chapel of the Annunciation of the Mother of God (Greek Orthodox), 5, Craven Hill, Paddington W2 3ENT
This chapel is attached to the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain a short way west of Paddington Station.
Kings College Chapel, The Strand, Westminster
A college of the University of London. The chapel is entered from within the college buildings. The original building was by Robert Smirke and built in 1829-1831, however, it was drastically reconstructed by G.G. Scott in 1861-1864 with further decoration throughout the rest of the 19th-century. A restoration of 2000 by Inskip & Jenkins reversed mid 20th-century decorative changes and returned it to its 19th-century appearance. The glass was added at the 2000 restoration and is by Joseph A Nuttgens.
French Protestant Church, Soho Square, central London
In one corner of Soho Square, the frontage gives no idea of the round-arched terracotta church behind. It was designed by Sir Aston Webb and built in 1891-93
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Swedish Church, Harcourt Road, St Marylebone
Forming part of the street front, this is a building of 1910 by Axel Haig. The church is up a flight of steps on the first floor. The font, pulpit and reredos came from a previous 18th century building in Wapping.
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St Luke, Fernhead Road/Kilburn Lane, West Kilburn
Near Queens Park station, this is a church of 1959 by Michael Farey. The clerestory features a series of windows by Francis Spear.
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St David Welsh Church, St Mary’s Terrace, Paddington (former)
A Welsh language Anglican church very close to St Mary Paddington Green. It was built in 1896 by C. Evans Vaughan. It has been shared with a French school for some time and was recently declared redundant. It is approached through a gateway at the side of housing.
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London Churches in photographs 