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St Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square
On of London’s most famous churches due to its prominent location in Trafalgar Square and its well known charitable work. The prototype for many American churches. It is by James Gibbs and dates from 1726 replacing a medieval church.
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St Saviour, Warwick Avenue, Paddington
Built 1973-76 by Biscoe & Stanton as a mixed housing/church development to replace a mid 19th century church. The sole stained glass window is by John Hayward.
Our Lady Queen of Heaven, Queensway, Bayswater (Roman Catholic)
Built in 1865 for Methodists, it became a Roman Catholic church in 1954. The church is at first floor level and accessed via staircases from the street level doors.
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St Mary, Paddington Green
Now almost next to the noisy Westway. It is a church of 1788-91 by John Plaw, restored by Raymond Erith and Quinlan Terry in 1972-74.
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St Matthew, St Petersburgh Place, Bayswater
A huge church of 1881-82 by J. Johnson. The interior is relatively little changed with a shallow chancel and a big western gallery.
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St Sophia Greek Orthodox cathedral, Moscow Road, bayswater
Not far north of Kensington Gardens. An impressive domed church designed by John Oldrid Scott, 1877, and a cathedral since 1932
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St Katherine, Danish Church (Lutheran)
Built in 1826 by Ambrose Poynter as the chapel of St Katherine’s Hospital.
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St Paul, Wilton Place, Knightsbridge
Designed by Thomas Cundy II in 1840-1843. In 1870-71 the chancel was lengthened by R.J. Withers in 1870-1871 and then further extended by G.F, Bodley in 1891-92 Bodley is also responsible for many of the church’s fittings such as the screen, reredos and organ case. The Stations date from 1920-1922 and are by Gerald Moira and the tiled decoration was added 1869-1879 and is attributed to Daniel Bell.
Catholic Apostolic Church, Maida Avenue
A large J.L. Pearson church, for this virtually disappeared sect. It was built 1891-93 and faces the Regent’s Canal near Little Venice.
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Holy Trinity (former), Marylebone Road, St Marylebone
Opposite Great Portland Street station.The church was designed 1826-28 by Sir John Soane. Redundant as a church from the 1930s it was used as a book storage facility and then until 2006 it was SPCK offices but has now been converted to an event venue called Number 1 Marylebone with the galleries separated off from the body of the church. The nave area is sometimes used by the evangelical Commonwealth Church.
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London Churches in photographs 