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St Charles Borremeo, Ogle Street, Westminster (Roman Catholic)
North of Oxford Street, this is a church of 1862 by S.J. Nicholl. The reredos is by J.F. Bentley.
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Our Lady of the Assumption, Warwick Street, Soho (Roman Catholic)
One of the oldest Roman Catholic Churches in Britain. It is by Joseph Bonomi, 1789-90. J.F. Bentley shortened the galleries in 1875-75 and recast the east end in 1900.
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Guard’s Chapel, Birdcage Walk, Westminster
Part of Wellington barracks just south of St James Park. The building dates from 1961-63 and was designed by Bruce George. At its east end it incorporates an apse by G.E. Street (1877-79) that remains from the bombing of the previous building in 1944. The brown brick cloister is by H.S. Goodhart-Rendell dates from 1954-55.
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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 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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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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Notre Dame de France, Leicester Place, Soho (Roman Catholic)
dating from 1951-55 it is by H.O. Corfiato and serves the French speaking catholic community. It forms the lower part of a block of flats, but the church itself is circular. The great treasure is the set of paintings by Jean Cocteau in the Lady chapel which were added in 1960
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London Churches in photographs 